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Enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime chance to name one of the resident cheetah cubs at our Namibian facility! The winning bidder will be able to pick a name for one of the cubs - see rules and limitations below. The winner will be contacted by the CCF main office and will be put in touch with Dr. Laurie Marker. 

Here are the stories of the cubs:

Monday, August 1st Cheetah Conservation Fund became the guardian of five newly orphaned cheetah cubs. Their mother was killed while hunting on a game farm near Waterberg, so our cheetah team drove out to pick-up the four-month-old cubs. These cubs are very young, although we will do all we can to try to see their possible re-wilding, they may not succeed and therefore may stay at CCF for the rest of their lives. We are currently assessing their health and getting them accustomed to their new surroundings.

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On 13 August 2016, we had to say goodbye to Zinzi. Sometime during the evening before, while travelling with her cubs Zinzi came across a leopard. We can’t be 100% clear on the specifics of what happened but it does appear that the leopard managed to catch and kill Zinzi while she was defending her cubs. Regardless of what happened exactly, with her last act Zinzi once again proved herself a supermom as the next day we confirmed that all three of her cubs had survived the incident. We immediately devised a plan and we successfully captured all three. At 11 months old, the cubs would not have had good chances of survival on their own, but just like their mother we will plan to release them when they are old enough to take care of themselves. Though we are all so incredibly saddened by the loss of Zinzi, we know that her legacy will continue through her three cubs that she had raised so very well. 

If you have any questions please email us at info@cheetah.org

Item Special Note

CCF reserves the right to reject any submitted name if Dr. Laurie Marker feels that it is in any way offensive, mischievous, controversial or inappropriate.  If your name is rejected, you will be given the opportunity to chose another name, and if a compromise cannot be reached, naming rights will go to the next highest bidder. You will work with Dr. Marker to select either a male or a female cub.

If you are unable to bid on this item due to credit card limitations, please email reid@cheetah.org for assistance.