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Cubs born to Namibian cheetah die in Indian park
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Copyright: ReutersImage caption: Only one of the four cubs born in March to a cheetah who came from Namibia last September remains alive Wildlife officials in central India say three cheetah cubs, born to a cat relocated from Namibia, have now died this week at the Kuno National Park.
The first died on Tuesday and the other two on Thursday. The authorities said the young animals, who were about eight weeks old, were struggling with extreme weather conditions and dehydration.
The mother, named Jwala, gave birth to a litter of four in March. Only one of them now remains alive.
Cheetahs became extinct in India seven decades ago.
But the government has released 20 of them - eight from Namibia and 12 South Africa - as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the big cats.
Three adult cheetahs brought from Africa have also died in recent months.
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