@npr: Five cheetah cubs were born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute earlier this month. You can't see them in person just yet, but you can watch them bond with their mom, Zura, on a 24-hour livestream. Cheetahs are considered a vulnerable species — not quite endangered, but there are less than 7,000 left in the wild. Before the cubs were born, there were about 30 cheetahs living at the Smithsonian's cheetah facilities in Front Royal, Va. They're trying to breed a sustainable cheetah population in North America. You can see the latest furry additions to those conservation efforts on the Cheetah Cub Cam. If you're not hearing much, that's because Zura and her cubs are probably asleep. Find “NPR News Now” wherever you listen to podcasts. Host: Korva Coleman/NPR Reporter: Ayesha Rascoe/NPR Producer: Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR

Silver Rose :

a mama cheetah and her little Cheetos🥰

BlueLady31 :

How beautiful.

Sam :

part of the problem with cheetah conservation is that those 7,000 remaining cheetahs are severely inbred, so they get all sorts of health problems

Gaby :

My favorite animal 😫

❌ xMomOfFourx ❌ :

Someone go get this mom a Cheetah nanny! 🥰

bongoguy48 :

So cute

user4782 :

This is rare right?

Julissa🫀 :

Holly Beth :

congratulations.

Karin Bonifant Companioni :

🥰😍

TOIGTMYPMO :

Kiki Palmer is telling me about cheetahs?

🐖💨💩🇮🇱💩 :

Cheetos 😋

Peakyblinders :

🥰🥰🥰