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 ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) --The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced four cheetah cubs were born to a first-time mother during the government shutdown. The zoo announced in a ...

"The cubs appear to be strong, active, vocal and eating well," the zoo said Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute A cheetah named Amabala welcomed a litter of four cheetah cubs ...

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 cheetah named Amabala welcomed a litter of four cheetah cubs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on Oct. 17 and 18, during the government U.S. shutdown The cubs' father is Flash, an 8-year-old male ...