We have some positively purr-fect news—the National Zoo's conservation facility in Front Royal, Virginia, welcomed four cheetah cubs in mid-Oct. Get to know them by tuning in to the Cheetah Cub Cam!

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute welcomed four new cheetah cubs last month amid the government shutdown, and they appear to be doing just fine with their mother ...

Even during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, life goes on — literally. While the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute was closed to the public and not sharing ...

Although the federal government was partially closed last month, a creature in its custody, apparently unaware of any restrictions, produced a litter of four little ones in a breeding milestone.

A litter of four cheetah cubs was born on the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Front Royal, Virginia, campus last month. Now, they can be seen through the Cheetah Cub Cam, a live camera feed available on ...