On Friday the 14th of June a tiny little cheetah cub was born to Bellini, one of the wild cheetah females at Samara.  Unlike Sibella, none of her previous cubs have survived.

So, it seemed pertinent that she hid the cub under a bush very close to Karoo Lodge, where she knew that humans would find her.  We don’t normally interfere with nature, but it was very difficult to hear the little thing mewing with hunger, so the lodge staff took her into their homes and hearts and fed her every one and a half hours through day and night.  She is now almost 6 weeks old and seems to be thriving.

Only one in 5 cheetah cubs are female, so we felt it very important to protect her.  Karoo Lodge staff have called her Nala, which means ‘hope’.

If she survives and you would like to be part of her life going forward, please e mail me at protect@samara.co.za