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Environment

India announces birth of cheetah cubs 70 years after extinction

A cheetah is seen after India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi released it following its translocation from Namibia, in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India [File: India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via Reuters]

India has announced the birth of four cubs to one of the eight cheetahs that were relocated from Namibia, decades after they were declared extinct in the South Asian country.

India’s Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav tweeted a photo and video of the cubs on Wednesday, calling it a “momentous event”.

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