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10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Five cheetah cubs had to survive a weather scare and the illness of their mother after their birth at the Prague Zoo.
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cubs → have → Zoo
But they are doing well now, the zoo said on Friday.
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zoo → do → Friday
The zoo said the quintuplets — four males and one female — that were born on June 18 had faced a tough time from the start.
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that → say → start
Their mother, Daenerys, opted to give birth in an outdoor enclosure with a period of strong storms hitting Prague soon after.
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storms → opt → Prague
Despite her inexperience, Daenerys took "exemplary" good care of her first cubs under such weather conditions, the zoo said.
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zoo → take → conditions
Daenerys protected the five from torrential rains, licking water from their fluffy fur to keep them dry, curator Pavel Brandl said.
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Brandl → protect → them
"Thanks to the mother's attentiveness, all five cubs survived the heavy downpours," the zoo wrote in a statement.
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zoo → survive → statement
"Soaking and subsequent pneumonia — along with predation — are common causes of mortality in cheetah cubs in the wild.
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Soaking → soak → wild
It appears, however, that the mother dried her young by licking water from their fluffy coats with a characteristic dorsal mantle.
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mother → appear → mantle
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To make things worse, Daenerys suffered from an intestinal infection in August.
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Daenerys → make → August
But despite all odds, the five looked lively and healthy on Friday.
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"At this moment, everything seems fine, but it's still a long run," Brandl said.
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Brandl → seem → moment
He said it might take a year before it's clear they will survive the crucial period after their birth.
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they → say → birth
"The mother of the cubs continues to surprise us," Brandl said after the cubs were born.
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cubs → continue → us
"She arrived from France several years ago in poor physical and mental condition, and at the time, I was convinced we would never see offspring from this female.
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we → arrive → female
Scientists say every cub is critical to saving the species, which is threatened with extinction.
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which → say → extinction
Cheetahs, the fastest land animals in the world, can reach maximum speeds of between 70 and 75 mph.
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Cheetahs → reach → mph
It's estimated that fewer than 7,000 of them remain in the wild.
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7,000 → estimate → wild
Since 2020, the number of cheetahs in European zoos has declined by 25%, according to the zoo.
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number → decline → zoo
"Every successfully reared cub is therefore both an achievement and a source of hope," the zoo said.
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zoo → rear → hope
Last October,
from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described as "one of the largest confiscations of the species."
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conservationist → describe → species
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