Gholam-Reza Abdali, DoE’s director of office for wildlife protection and management, said the female cubs are experiencing a digestive change which is a critical stage in their growth.
The cheetahs are going through teeth cutting and their diet will change from drinking milk to eating meat, Abdali said.
The official added that to protect the two newborn cheetahs, they will be fed according to a diet plan developed by cheetah conservation centers in Africa.
He expressed hope that the cubs could safely go through this critical phase of their life.
It was on December 2 that a shepherd recovered the two baby cheetahs in Touran and handed them over to officials in the provincial branch of the DoE.
Officials said at the time that the cubs were about 16 to 20 days old.
In a related development, three cubs of critically endangered cheetah subspecies were given birth in Touran on April 30, 2022.
However, two of the baby cheetahs died later because their mother neglected them. The third one, by name of Pirouz, still survives.
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