The Little Rock Zoo is now home to two new cheetahs, officials said Friday.
The 2-year-old brothers, Boomer and Oscar, recently went on exhibit at the Laura P. Nichols Cheetah Outpost, according to a news release. They were born at the Cincinnati Zoo Mast Farm, an off-site breeding facility dedicated to cheetah conservation.
The Little Rock Zoo is also home to Maggie, a 7-year-old cheetah who has lived there since the cheetah outpost opened in 2012. Maggie and the two brothers will occupy separate spaces for now, the zoo said.
"The Laura P. Nichols Cheetah Outpost is an important place to learn about cheetah conservation and to experience firsthand how wonderful these creatures are," zoo director Susan Altrui said.
Metro on 07/07/2018