These cheetah cubs at Cincinnati Zoo experienced snow for the first time - and loved it

Three cheetah cubs have experienced snow for the first time
Three cheetah cubs have experienced snow for the first time

Most kids love a snow day – and this trio of cheetah cubs are no different.

The three cubs, Willow, Cathryn and Donni, saw snow for the first time at their home in Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and definitely enjoyed the experience.

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Fun – the cheetahs were caught on camera exploring their snowy surroundings (Picture: YouTube/Cincinnati Zoo)
Three cheetah cubs have been caught on camera playing in the snow for the first time
Three cheetah cubs have been caught on camera playing in the snow for the first time

In a video released by the zoo, the cubs can be seen charging around their enclosure, playing in the snow and frolicking with each other.

The cubs weren’t the only animals at the zoo to be caught on camera playing in the snow.

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In separate footage, the zoo released a video of its red panda cubs Harriet and Hazel playing together in the white stuff.

According to the zoo’s caption on the video, red pandas have a natural love for snow.

Red pandas playing in the snow at Cincinnati Zoo
Fellow snow-lovers – the zoo also released a video of its red panda cubs playing in the white stuff

Cincinatti Zoo hit the headlines last year after gorilla Harambe was shot by a zoo worker after a three-year-old child fell into his enclosure at the zoo, sparking controversy over whether it had been necessary to kill the primate.