14 DAY TRIAL // Some time ago, three baby cheetahs were born at Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands.
The little rascals haven't yet made their public debut but, judging by their willingness to sit for a photo shoot and smile for the camera, they cannot wait to strut around in their outdoor enclosure while others look at them and gasp in amazement.
Zoo Borns tells us that the cubs presently share a den with their mother. The latter is very protective of them, and almost never leaves their side.
Neither zoo employees nor vets have tried to get close enough to the cubs to determine which is a boy and which is a girl. Hence, the cubs are still unnamed.
Wildlife researchers working with the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimate that, presently, there are about 7,500 cheetahs left is the wild.
This means that the species is vulnerable and risks going extinct if measures to protect its habitat are not implemented.