Smithsonian welcomes 12 cheetah cubs

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Twelve cheetah cubs were born last week at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., the Smithsonian Institute announced Wednesday.

The institute said the two large litters were brought into the world by 3-year-old Happy, who gave birth to five cubs on March 23, and 7-year-old Miti, who gave birth to seven cubs March 28.

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