CINCINNATI – A lone Oregon cheetah cub has found a new family at an Ohio zoo.

The male cub arrived at a nursery at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Saturday. He was born in late February at the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon, but was unable to be cared for by his mother.

A lone cheetah cub from Oregon will join four others at a zoo in Cincinnati.
A lone cheetah cub from Oregon will join four others at a zoo in Cincinnati. Photo from Cincinnati Zoo video

One of four cheetah cubs born on March 8 after a rare Caesarean section is fed at the zoo in Cincinnati.
One of four cheetah cubs born on March 8 after a rare Caesarean section is fed at the zoo in Cincinnati. S. David Jenike/Cincinnati Zoo via AP
Five cheetah cubs were born March 8 during a rare Caesarean section at the zoo in Cincinnati. One of the cubs has since died, as has the mother. Another cub from Oregon is joining them.
Five cheetah cubs were born March 8 during a rare Caesarean section at the zoo in Cincinnati. One of the cubs has since died, as has the mother. Another cub from Oregon is joining them. S. David Jenike/Cincinnati Zoo via AP

The animal park and Cincinnati zoo agreed it would be beneficial for the cub to join four premature cubs – two males and two females – in Cincinnati. The cubs were delivered March 8 via C-section and orphaned shortly afterward. They are currently in critical care.

Zoo officials say it will be a week or two before the older cub is introduced to the other four.

All five cubs are expected to become ambassadors for their endangered species.

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