For the first time in Saint Louis Zoo history, a cheetah has given birth to eight cheetah cubs. The cubs, three males and five females, were born at the Saint Louis Zoo River’s Edge Cheetah Breeding Center on November 26, 2017. Mother and cubs are doing well and will remain in their private, indoor maternity…

Two critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs born at Disney's Animal Kingdom make their public debut. There are fewer than 500 Sumatran tigers left in the world. https://t.co/T3vGglnDHe Disney is the parent company of ABC News. pic.twitter.com/0WW32FSu69 — ABC News (@ABC) December 13, 2017

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Embed from Getty ImagesOne may have read news accounts that contend of a recent study of cats’ and dogs’ neurons suggests dogs are more intelligent. News headline may suggest that, but in fact, the actual study doesn’t draw that conclusion for the results: Dog people are gloating this week amid widespread reports that a recent study found dogs to be “smarter” than…

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  Happy #selfiesunday! Did you know #cheetahs have ~2,000 round or oval spots that cover their bodies, but unique patterns? pic.twitter.com/yqlPJOFAZu — PantheraCats (@PantheraCats) October 1, 2017

A vet pulled out ALL the stops to let this cat walk again pic.twitter.com/IodiUVjCJC — The Dodo (@dodo) October 30, 2017

This rescued leopard just celebrated his 25th birthday — with a big party! (via @BigCatRescue) pic.twitter.com/RqySGHx11Y — The Dodo (@dodo) October 23, 2017

Romans and Vikings took the cat revolution by storm — this is how they spread across the globe pic.twitter.com/9cJEw00ZRq — Business Insider (@businessinsider) September 29, 2017

Stroke the Lion it’ll be fine they said! Here’s @scottbaldwin2 petting a lion like it’s a pet cat! pic.twitter.com/Y95FObGeJ5 — Andy Goode (@AndyGoode10) September 29, 2017 Welsh rugby player Scott Baldwin extended an invitation, one that the lion predictably accepted: Coach Steve Tandy had no sympathy for his player, suggesting Baldwin had ignored instruction and…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Anchorage resident Tim Newton awoke to the sound of something running across his deck in the area of Flattop, last Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. So naturally, he went to check it out. Family of lynx on deck of Anchorage resident (photo Courtesy of Tim Newton Photography) “I crept over to the…

Here’s a story with a happy ending: When residents of a neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas, heard tiny meows coming from behind an abandoned house, they knew just what to do. Judy Obregon, founder of a local animal rescue called The Abandoned Ones (TAO), routinely rescues abandoned dogs and needy strays in the area. The people who heard the…