Cheetah Gave Birth to 5 Cubs. Then The Vet Screamed In Shock When He Saw What Came Out!

In the heart of the Metro Richmond zoo, ten-year-old Milani was the one of the few female cheetahs in the cheetah repopulation program that hadn’t gotten pregnant yet. Milani was part of an incredible program to help counter the harsh effects of cheetah endangerment. After years of trying this cheetah finally got pregnant, and although it was not an easy journey, she made it to delivery. However, the vets were shocked and horrified when they saw what she gave birth to. A story of hope, sacrifice, and the fight for survival unfolded as Milani and her fragile cubs embarked on a journey of both heartache and triumph.

[@nigelhill8811]

I am 70yrs old and moved to tears by these guys. Great work. I am dieing of cancer and cannot contact any of my old family or my grown and flown kids. So was looking for something useful to do with my nest egg, I think I have just found it.❤❤❤❤❤❤😍😍😍😍

[@fayskelley]

Brava! ❤

[@raiseyourworld5324]

Well done sir! (O) = that is a hug :-)

[@hankmack]

I hope that by some miracle you will be reunited with your family members. You deserve it.

[@debranaas5129]

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[@nancytomlinson3523]

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[@silky0439]

Never underestimate the power of a mother’s love whether human or animal. An endearing story.

[@janetlafrance9215]

The vets were right! I had a younger sister who was born with a cleft lip and a large hole inside her heart . Our family did everything possible to sustain her! In 1958 that was a tremendous feat!

[@LawrenceCharlesRoelofsenJr]

I am so glad that there are people out there that go out of their way to help Anumiles

[@kennyauAuda]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊 ❤

[@Jbaby8901]

Lawrence. Same here. They are beautiful and blessed people for having caring heart

[@lakewrites]

Anomaly’s?

[@pamharriss4771]

Too long!!!!!!!

[@sheilarogers3448]

Story was not only hope for the Animal kingdom but for all of mankind. With all the troubles in the world God has given a Sign of hope that he is still working to save the world

[@sophiaeverett4539]

They did great job I’m so thankful for the zoo keeper GodBless them

[@Paula-sw2tt]

Yes they did the right thing. These big cats are in danger, because of humans. They should do everything in their power to help every kitten to survive!

[@cathyann1601]

I agree!

[@jeanwoodhouse8899]

So glad you gave the cub a chance to survive. Too many animals are at risk to loose one because you stood back and watched. Thankyou.👍👍🇦🇺❤️

[@juanitadunavant3917]

They are very cute take care of them

[@user-cy9fv2kf1h]

I think the vets where right in stepping in to save the newborn cheetah, they did an outstanding job saving the cubs life, may the lord jesus allways be with you in your efforts to save any animals amen, 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@erwinwilliams8476]

Boooring😢

[@Jayne-bt5en]

But what if it was something that could be passed on to future generations?

[@Jayne-bt5en]

I agree that I am glad the cub responded ❤

[@bettydavis628]

Amen and God bless the beautiful baby's and the vet that helped them into the world.

[@DorothySayess]

​@@erwinwilliams8476 I lo😅ve animal videos

[@Jbaby8901]

Beautiful cat. I hope all your litter will grow up healthy and happy girl.

[@shirleyhelms1105]

What an Amazing Story About a Beautiful Cheetah.Many Thanks to The Vet Who Saved Zuma.❤❤

[@jenifereddings6190]

What a great story!!! Thanks for saving that precious cub!!!❤❤❤

[@susanshepard1405]

That was a wonderful story, I’m glad the baby cheetah got better!

[@debbilermond1553]

If the story were true, this would be great! Unfortunately, I looked it up and the deformed cheetah cub was euthanized the second day. Milani was only 3 years old and not 10! The video is fictional and full of B roll.

[@yvonnegill7267]

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[@salemdog100]

The story is lovely, but it is not true. The sickly cub was euthanized a few days after its birth in 2014. There was no long recovery process, and no family reunion, sadly.

[@Jayne-bt5en]

​@salemdog100 I used to raise dogs and often one pup would be weaker than the others. I was told that it was probably due to being from the last breeding that the mother had. Often I would allow one breeding only with hope for a uniform litter. It worked to a certain extent. If the cub was 😮 genetically defective, then it may have been the right thing for the bloodline in the long run. After all, there is no veterinarian in the Wild.😢

[@nancymegyesy9950]

Thank you one and all for caring for baby Zuma, God bless you all and the whole cheetah family. So glad the baby got better.

[@barbaradean6424]

These workers are performing a wonderful task. Animals that have been around for millions of years have just about been wiped out in 2 centuries by us humans..shame..shame

[@emilythompson3605]

So thankful there are people who will go the extra mile for an endangered species. We must not lose the beautiful animals we still have. I hate to see animals out of the wild, but if it takes captivity to save them, then we should take all effort to keep them with us.

[@user-gc5cf2so1i]

If there was away to save the cub, you did it. Thank you.

[@MariaGuerrero-eg7cp]

I absolutely love cats, and to have a team of devoted doctors & caretakers to animals, is totally incredible! Thanks to each & everyone of you, especially, the doctors!!! ❤❤❤

[@elenetabatneck2905]

Wonderful !!!!! Thank you so much for helping!!! ❤💘🙏🥰😢

[@user-dn2jw1js4y]

I am so grateful to the Dr. and all the staff. I think they did the right thing. And thanks to all who take care of animals.

[@carolynsnell-ub1wl]

The vets were definitely right in helping her cubs, my husband and I have helped home 35 baby kittens and the vast majority of their mother's too; sometimes helping the mother through difficulties that she may not have been able to handle herself, was the only way for her babies to have made it I praise God we were to able help their individual mother's through their difficulties or their mother's would've lost them!! 😭💔Thank God, they didn't!! Carolyn and Randy Snell

[@TXSnowflake1447]

All of you involved with Milani’s care and the incredible care of her cubs and her cheetah family are awesome angels. I am so thankful for your team and the lives you all save. THANKS TO EACH OF YOU AND FOR WHAT YOU GIVE AND SACRIFICE LOVE❤❤❤❤❤ ALL OF U. .

[@kellystiburk4385]

This was such a warm loving ending! Thankyou all for saving Zuma!!! I'm so happy when I see stories of happy endings!! Memories that are so wonderful!!

[@brendanakamoto8598]

Bravo to Dr. Alvarez and his team for their determination to save Zuma’s life. I’m so thankful everything turned out great!

[@user-uv2lm8ly4r]

Beautiful story. So happy baby Zuma was saved.

[@clareblakeman83]

Absolutely beautiful. God smiles at the work to save one of His creations.

[@jmsmaxwell]

To know that ZUMA survived is fantastic and a tribute to both the team and to his mother. It would be interesting to see updates on how he grows, Nature is harsh and Human intervention should be discouraged the majority of the time, but there are cases such as this where it is needed to help preserve creatures from extinction.

[@sheliarobertson7102]

I think the vets did the correct procedure in taking the cub. The did a very great compassionate gesture to save that babies life. Look at Zumba now !!! Thanks team🎉😊

[@andriesmaritz2055]

Wonderful !! Thank you all for what you do for cheetahs. I now Oct 2023, live in New Zealand but I grew up and lived in old South-West Africa, now Namibia till I was 21, and will always love that open landscape which is part of me. Kind regards.(Dr Andries Maritz)

[@user-id3xl4qw6e]

Beautiful! So happy the Dr and Staff gave the baby a chance.

[@mjanicemitchell263]

I was dripping tears into my breakfast plate! Thank you to the doctors, consultants, and staff for your expertise in caring for endangered animals. You all are as precious as the ones for whom you treat. Continue in the service of preservation to the animal kingdom.

[@alanawright958]

Beautiful I’m just glad it’s alive

[@elainesmith7512]

I LOVED this story!! I'm so happy that cute, little Zuma survived, and that Melani and his equally cute siblings accepted him. Beautiful story and thanks for sharing!! 😊😊❤❤🙏🙏👍👍

[@user-so8gu8yy8e]

I hope they are all ok now

[@dr.ginamosergolub]

What a beautiful story! The vet staff along with Melani and the other cubs were stark heroes against the backdrop of gloom, apprehension and despair in the situation of little Zuma! This historic story has a wonderful place in the story of the bonds between human and animal, mother and child and daughter and siblings…. Much love to all of you marvelous creatures! ❤❤❤❤

[@LuanaHawley-mh8xt]

Bravo for the brilliant care give to the Cheetah family. Mom did so awesome.

[@heatherjohnson9463]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to the dedicated team at the Metro Richmond Zoo for the care and kindness towards Zumo and Milani, without your dedication this positive outcome would never have been possible. What beautiful, Magnificent creatures the big cat families are and if only mankind could move away from the greed and total lack of respect/understanding/compassion towards all Gods creation on this planet we could live in complete harmony. Thankyou so very much to your whole team at the zoo.

[@ellehunter9785]

Absolutely incredible so v proud of all of you working so hard and looking after Milani and her family 🤗💖🤗🥰🤗🥰🤗🥰🤗🥰🤗🥰

[@lauriesorensen7587]

What a beautiful story. Showing the truth of wildlife having emotions and heartfelt emotions.

[@barbmark8232]

What a beautiful story! Blessings to everyone involved! 🙋‍♀️💖🙏🏼💖

[@olivedavies7669]

They did a remarkable job thank you all for helping Melanie and her cub to be together so that they all grow up together. Thanks so much everyone ❤❤❤😂

[@eleanorbertuch135]

Truly a tribute to this team of wonderful humans caring for a special beloved animal May heavenly blessings continue to fall on all of them❤🥰🥰🥰

[@lululuna8791]

Angels of the Earth thank you all for making Zuma gets life with mother-cheetah Milani❤

[@annehorstman6071]

Animals know when to ask or allow help when they need it. ❤

[@VoodooAngel63]

Life is precious, perhaps even sacred. We should always help those in need, especially those that are already entrusted to our care. When an animal is in a zoo, it is under protection of our society and we have an obligation to do all we can for that animal's welfare.

[@valeriecooper3545]

Awww this was a wonderful story ...thank you all for what you did for Zuma ...the cheetahs 🐆 thank you too.😊❤😊

[@luckylady597]

This is an incredible and amazing story. What a wonderful and dedicated team. Blessings to the team and to mother and cubs. 👏👏👏🥂❤️😇🙏

[@divyasethi8499]

What a lovely story! Namaskar to the team that took care of these beautiful animals.

[@jillwasden6124]

Loved that Cheeta Mama.. What a great little animal, for a Big Cat. Thanks for the story..

[@rayolivarez8147]

It’s a blessing that we have people like that did step up and save that beautiful little cheetah

[@vanessacort2370]

So happy to see the hard work tht this team obviously put in pay off with a bonding between this mother n cub. I think the vets were right to act as they did as the mama cheetah was in their care n not in the wild❤

[@clairefowler7657]

Thank you so much for your tender care to this cub. Human ego cannot replace the creatures of this world. They are the ecosystem part of their biosphere and we need animals to preserve earth gravity and the earths axis else we are tropics in tge arctic and will need no armageddon. Large and small.

[@user-be6bl9gi8v]

So happy we have such caring people on this earth. May God Bless them all for their dedication to saving this innocent life. ❤❤❤

[@marilynmiller7592]

A very beautiful & wonderful story & tribute to the mom, the vet & all the staff & attendants !

[@user-zh9ly2tn2q]

what a compassionate team they all did the right thing every breading creature has a right to live and deserves a Chance. bravo DR Alvarez you lived up to your mission as a DR i am a GP i wish that i was a veterinarian i missed my calling.

[@lisamihalke2767]

God Bless Everyone Involved In Taking Such Excellent Care Of Gorgeous Milani And Her Gorgeous Babies , Thank God They Were Able To Save Her Fifth Cub Zuma ,God Bless Them All , I Absolutely Love Cheetahs And All Cat's Big And Small, I Have Four Gorgeous Cat's My Precious Princesses , Such A Beautiful Story, Just Melted My Heart 💜

[@susandmarie2067]

Thank you for sharing this . I think the help the vet team gave was part of nature. Often, it is forgotten we, humans, are part of the natural process, in what we know, can do, as well skill set. n this situation, one sees the oneness of this situation with the cheetahs cooperation and the vet teams earnest in saving this baby cheetah’s life. 🤗🌀💛🌀🌀✔️

[@standsalone5659]

Beautiful 🥰

[@dianadevereux6510]

The vets were right to intervene and mum was worried now they are a complete happy family. She knew baby needed help and she gratefully accepted baby back. Very Clever mum. 👍🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆😁❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-jn4hf9mj3t]

It's like when some of us have final orders for us at life or death. There was a chance of life for the little cub, so if there was a chance for me, I would take it, so I'm very glad that you all took the change for recovery for the cub.

[@luispabonordonez]

This is one of the most humanizing time I have seen my long life bless you all

[@maryvasiliadis1555]

Such A Beautiful Story love it God bless All of You hope the little one survived

[@valerievasiliou2721]

Good job, team! You must feel like family.

[@christinacyr]

Wonderful story, thanks for sharing! Intervening was paramount to the survival of that cub and the mother sense this as well, backing off and allowing the cub to be cared for!

[@patriciayohn6136]

Five cubs for a cheetahs is huge.

[@margaretmaggieroskowske655]

That's an Awesome story. Thank you all of you.

[@susanerasmus8978]

Wowww so glad they could safe the little cheetah life ..thank you to each one of you how helped your real angels and keep up the excellent work your doing ..God bless u all 🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@gayestrand5952]

awwwwww shucks so gorgeous

[@elizabethlevister579]

God bless all of you for saving the life of the baby cheetah.Sometimes we want to give up but god will lead us the right way to go. I thank god for the dr.and nurses that did not give up . All of you were right in stepping in.

[@jackieflores_drabik2511]

I believe that anything people can do to safely Save a life of an endangered species, is good. God Bless that team who saved that little cheetah. 😊🙏🏻💖🙌

[@CynthiaMcClellan-if6fo]

Such an Incredible job, Thank You so much for helping this little cub‼️‼️‼️❤️❤️❤️ You are so Awesome to help for 1 of the cub, this was very interesting and thank you so much for sharing ‼️ for actually helping all of Gods creatures, Loved it ‼️❤️💙❤️💙❤️‍🩹🌹🌹🌹🥰🥰🥰✝️🙏🙏🙏

[@bethvauble-ut5yd]

thank you for saving a beautiful animal!!!!

[@dianekelly3452]

The vets definitely made the correct decision to intervene and help the cub. Mom had confidence in the vets care, and vets can only learn from interacting with Cheetahs. This experience is not just beneficial for this family and staff, the knowledge experienced can provide zoologists globally to help save Cheetahs from extinction. Bravo for being bold and compassionate!❤

[@user-ml1se2dh3e]

God will bless you each and every one of you. Not only humans are God's kids. Animals, animals are his kids, too. Anything God ever made on Earth, He Loves and Cherish . ❤❤❤❤Thank you 😊 🙏 Thank you in Jesus' name, Amen, to all.

[@nancykleiner6933]

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[@nancykleiner6933]

Thank you .oh okay.GOD BLESS YOU foR HELP .

[@marvamortley1098]

The staff was right to help. Sometimes interventions are needed to right the approaching negative situation that can go worse. However, with their compassion and expertise they were going to overcome the challenge and get the maturing as normal leopards do. Kudos staff.

[@user-qz2ig5gk3d]

Beautiful story. I'm glad the cub survived

[@patriciathorne4659]

This is so awesome !Dedication of the team helping this cub survive n be a part of his family

[@tonynowicki8597]

Yes, this was absolutely the right thing to do. Thank you for saving the cub.

[@gwynnethhughes4203]

Yes of course you did the right thing😊God Bless you all for such tender devotion to these beautiful animals.

[@user-zu2gh4mh1b]

God bless this group of wonderful people, and God bless all of these beautiful animals that he provided for us.

[@dm5341]

I was raised to believe we should help if we can. Never ignore an animal's need for assistance. We make the difference in survival for so many species. I wish the birth defect had been given but I'm happy they saved Zuma from expiring. Cheetahs have always been my favorite big cats ever since I learned the Egyptians keep them as guardians. Amazing and beautiful cats.

[@karenhunt6406]

That was amazing!! The vets did what they were trained to do, just like the doctors they are. Although it took much more caution and bravery, due to the new mother watching their every move.

[@dougewing5997]

Thank you for saving that baby Good Job😊

[@gayatrijohnston]

So amazing to helping the little one

[@bernadettegrech7303]

Very well done to all. God bless you. Thank you. Xxxx

[@kmabike718]

Kudos to the staff at metro Richmond Zoo.

[@janeturban1443]

Thank you to all the excellent care that was given to Zuma.

[@marciavernor1849]

Awesome loving care for Milsnie and all of her cubs! 💜💞🌹❤️🤗😃💕

[@sandraboldridge1612]

WONDERFUL STORY AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING

[@kathleenkerr8757]

I am so happy all is well. Yeah team. ❤❤

[@MsMishkyn]

Thank you for sharing this remarkable story with us. Congratulations on all your dedication, energy and hard work contributing to this miracle.

[@lindalane2946]

Beautiful story

[@beckycowen3537]

I'm glad the vet Helped HERE ❤

[@zanzibarr9195]

Amazing story of love!

[@user-yq4ln2ez6k]

YESSS ❤❤❤❤ AMEN 🙏

[@janetchickey3577]

wow how beautiful what a great mother

[@robinforest7043]

Way to go health team!!!!!!! Helping the cub was awesome love ! Thank you doctor's!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥️🌈🌹😉🐆

[@barbaraarianajones6267]

If their goal was to help save an endangered species, the Cheetah, then I absolutely think they did the right thing in life-saving intervention!

[@peanutsmumwide8867]

With what’s on the news these days thank you so very much for this wonderful story on Cheetahs. It was inspiring and beautiful while telling information about Cheetahs 🐆 I did learn some new things. Please keep up the great work. 😊

[@gloriahembery9730]

What a beautiful story I am so glad the baby cheetah survived and thanks to all that helped ❤❤❤❤

[@user-wg8vk3vc4i]

❤ Glad they are all safe and loved ❤

[@erlindareyes9720]

Zuma was in the right place and the right Team of caring people. Appreciate your hard work.