A gepard with kittens

[mogster]

Here's some beautiful pictures of this animal:
On edit: Zoological update: it's cheetah's ;-)





This is from the Wash. Zoo, and the gepard is Zasi. The kittens are ten weeks.

[MissB]

1. Gorgeous!

I've never heard of a gepard. Is it a cross?

[friesianrider]

2. They are SO cute!

I don't think I've ever seen that animal before...

[CelticWinter]

3. They are so cute!!!

And momma looks proud :)

[auntAgonist]

4. how adorable!!

thanks for sharing!

[roguevalley]

5. lovely, lovely, lovely. thank you. little cheetah eyes they have.

[mogster]

14. I love your dogs

They are adorable ;-)

[chaumont58]

6. Can this animal also be called a cheetah?

It sure looks like one.

[mogster]

7. It may be

I don't know if that perhaps may be the English name, in Norw. they're just called gepards.

On second thought, you're right ;-)

[havocmom]

8. Think it is German for cheetah

google the word and you get either tanks of German language* pages with cheetahs on them
http://www.big-cats.de/gepard.htm

edited to add: *maybe Dutch or Africaner?

[mogster]

10. Lol, that probably right - here are the link to the rest

The Norw. language has German origins.

This is from a series here:

http://www.dagbladet.no/kunnskap/2005/07/29/438714.html?i=1

[havocmom]

11. punk kitty!

Bad hair day / no rabbit in the belly

[mogster]

13. Yeah, they look kinda ragged

Don't they? ;-)

I like the top picture; small cubs out to make mischief, heh heh :D

[havocmom]

15. Saw a show on TV several years ago about a place in Texas where they raise

them. They have a much better breeding record than most other places. The enclosures were narrow but miles long and had a fenced road running through. The feed the critters by having them chase trucks loaded with meat. Seems that the chasing is more like their hunting. Made them happier and that made more babies.

[havocmom]

12. Silly me, I should have checked your profile sooner

Would have had it figured

[auntAgonist]

9. my husband

asked the same thing, i had NO clue.

beautiful!