One year later, cheetahs born in Quebec thrive on Zimbabwe reserve
CTV
A year after being transferred to a reserve in Zimbabwe, two cheetahs born in captivity in Canada are faring well in the wild.
Kumbe and Jabari were born in Quebec's Parc Safari as part of a Pan-American program to breed cheetahs, whose numbers are dwindling in the wild. The two brothers were their family's sixth generation born in captivity, but the first born in Quebec.
The cheetahs' journey to Africa last February was a challenge for the animals, who left Montreal where it was -23 C, and arrived in Zimbabwe where it was 25 C.
"The biggest adjustment for them was the weather to shed that winter coat and get used to the African sun," Parc Safari zoologist Nathalie Santerre told CTV National News.
Once they arrived, they had to undergo two months in quarantine before they could be released into the nature reserve.