THE CHEETAH POPULATION AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK HAS QUADRUPLED. ZOO OFFICIALS SAY THREE YOUNG BROTHERS… GARBANZO, PINTO, AND BORRACHO…WERE BORN AT A WILDLIFE CENTER IN TEXAS…AND NOW MAKE ALBUQUERQUE THEIR HOME.
ERIN FLYNN IS THE BIOPARK’S MAMMAL CURATOR AND SAYS THE ONE CHEETAH THAT’S ALREADY BEEN AT THE BIOPARK IS NEARLY 16-AND-A-HALF YEARS OLD … A LOT LIKE HAVING A 90 TO 100 YEAR OLD GRANDPARENT.
FLYNN SAYS ONE OF THE NEW CHEETAHS, GARBANZO, HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING TREATMENT. SHE SAYS ALL THREE BROTHERS ARE NOW GETTING USED TO THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT.
