FURiends forever! Adorable moment three-month-old cheetah cub Kris and five-month-old rescue puppy Remus prance around and play at the Cincinnati Zoo
- A three-month-old cheetah cub named Kris formed a special bond with a five-month-old rescue puppy named Remus
- Kris was born on July 7 at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Mast Farm Breeding Center to first-time-mom Neena and was the only surviving cub
- Remus was rescued by the zoo from the Animal Rescue Fund and was selected to play with Kris because of his good nature and high energy level
- Video shows the moment the unlikely pair met and became the best of friends
Two unlikely animals have become the best of friends at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
A three-month-old cheetah cub named Kris formed a special bond with a five-month-old rescue puppy named Remus.
Video shows the adorable moment this cub and pup meet and though they’re weary at first of one another, they quickly warm up to prance around and have fun.
A three-month-old cheetah cub named Kris formed a special bond with a five-month-old rescue puppy named Remus
Kris was born on July 7 at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Mast Farm Breeding Center to first-time-mom Neena and was the only surviving cub
Kris was born on July 7 at the zoo’s Mast Farm Breeding Center to first-time-mom Neena.
The zoo said on Facebook that Cheetah moms do not receive enough stimulation from a single cub to produce an adequate milk supply, so the Zoo’s expert neonate team stepped in.
Kris is the only surviving cub of a litter of three and left without any siblings.
That was until Remus stopped by on Thursday and it didn’t take long for the pair to have a great time.
Remus was rescued by the zoo from the Animal Rescue Fund and was selected to play with Kris because of his good nature and high energy level
They played around pumpkins and rolled around during the zoo’s HallZOOween festival
Kris is the only surviving cub of a litter of three and left without any siblings
They played around pumpkins and rolled around during the zoo’s HallZOOween festival.
Remus was rescued by the zoo from the Animal Rescue Fund and was selected to play with Kris because of his good nature and high energy level.
Cheetahs are endangered, and their population worldwide has shrunk from about 100,000 in 1900 to an estimated 9,000 to 12,000 cheetahs today.
was the only surviving cub of the litter, and zoo officials decided to hand-raise her. This left Kris alone and without siblings — and then Remus arrived.
They played around pumpkins and rolled around during the zoo’s HallZOOween festival
Video shows the moment the unlikely pair met and became the best of friends