CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - The Metro Richmond Zoo says visitors can now check out six cheetah cubs born on May 13.

The litter includes three males - Lagos, Bukavu, and Cairo - and three females - Matola, Kampala, and Lusaka. Their parents are Zuri and Ramses.

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“Zuri has proven to be an excellent mother, showing great care and playfulness with her rambunctious cubs,” the zoo said on its website . “After spending their first months at the zoo’s Cheetah Conservation Center, a private facility with 19 habitats dedicated to cheetah care, Zuri and her three-month-old cubs have moved to the public cheetah habitat in the zoo.”

The zoo says staff members are monitoring the health of the cubs “very closely.” This includes checkups for weight, deworming and vaccinations.

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