Kasi the Cheetah Wins as "The Cutest Zoo Baby"

The Budget Travel website has announced that the award for the nicest-looking zoo cub of the year goes to Kasi the Cheetah, which lives at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay! Take a look:

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Kasi the Cheetah

This cute cub, named Kasi (Swahili for "one with speed"), was transferred here as a newborn in February from the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, where the baby’s mother was unable to care for him. These days, he is being cared for 24-7 by zoo staff. He’s also cohabitating with a seemingly unlikely friend: a female Labrador puppy, brought in to help the cub form an important social bond. (Zoos often bring in canines to befriend orphaned cheetahs, as the two species get along surprisingly well.) Since being introduced to each other in April, the two furry tots have become fast friends. There's no fear of separation anxiety either—animal curator Tim Smith says that Kasi and Mtani (Swahili for "close friend") will live out the rest of their lives together.

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 The other two zoo cubs were "Caspian", the Eurasian Eagle Owl, and Aurora the Bornean Orangutan.

If you want to see some more pictures of Kasi (and Mtani), just click HERE and also HERE. Nice job, Kasi!