Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:21am on 05 Oct 2026,Monday India
An Indian-born female cheetah, KJP21, has given birth to 5 cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, taking India’s total cheetah population to 60. Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said the 32-month-old KJP21 is the third Indian-born female cheetah to give birth, after Mukhi and KGP12. The new arrivals include 41 Indian-born cheetahs in the country. The cubs also mark the beginning of the Botswanan lineage in India, as their father is a Botswanan male cheetah. Yadav congratulated veterinarians, field staff and others involved in Project Cheetah, calling the births another milestone in India’s cheetah reintroduction efforts. (PC: HT)
