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Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Iran’s Asiatic cheetah cub, Pirouz, dies of kidney failure

Pirouz, the last survivor of three endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran, has died of kidney failure [Photo: Iranian Department of Environment / AFP]

Tehran, Iran – Pirouz, the last survivor of three endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity last year, has died in a veterinary hospital in Tehran from “acute kidney failure” just two days before turning 10 months old.

The beloved cub had become a source of national pride.

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