4 cheetah cubs move into exhibit at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Four cheetah cubs are seen at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.
Four cheetah cubs are seen at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.
kabc-Tammy Spratt, San Diego Zoo Safari Park

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- Four baby cheetahs born this summer have moved into their exhibit at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

The two boys and two girls chased birds, climbed and played around in their new habitat with their mom. Zookeepers say they are very curious, playful and loud.

The cubs -- named Wgasa, Refu, Pumzika and Mahala -- were born on July 13 at the Safari Park's off-site cheetah breeding center.

Cheetahs are listed as a "vulnerable" species, and there are only about 10,000 of them in the world, with about 10 percent living in zoos or wildlife parks.

The cubs can be seen at the park's Okvango Outpost exhibit or from the Africa Tram tour.