Puppy Teaches Social Skills to Cheetah Cub

A retriever cross mastiff puppy was enlisted to teach social skills and animal instincts to a nine-week-old cheetah cub at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo. Siri, a female cub, was hand-raised by zookeepers since her mother began to reject her shortly after her birth. The puppy was scheduled to play with Siri for short sessions two to three times a day.

Cheetahs have long presented difficulties to zoo breeding programs due to their unique social and breeding behaviors, according to the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Credit: YouTube/Taronga Sydney