Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary’s New Cheetahs Must Be Named
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Animal Ark has three fluffy, spotty residents and they’re just the dose of cuteness the world needs right now.
The 4-month-old cheetah babies arrived in early March in a private plane from Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas and are on loan to Animal Ark, a wildlife sanctuary north of Reno. The cubs are all brothers, weighing between 18 and 20 pounds each.
“They are extremely playful and extremely vocal. They chirp out loud,” said executive director Bill Baker.
The Animal Ark is asking the community to help definitively name two of the cubs. Details of the naming contest will be released later this week, according to Baker.
The Animal Ark is closed to the public indefinitely as part of statewide efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Typically closed in winter, Animal Ark would normally open in April, so the association is asking for donations, memberships and adoptions to help pay the bills, Baker said.
The cost of food and care for animals exceeds $ 85,000 per year. The average food costs per month are:
- Each fox and raccoon: $ 40 – $ 50 / month.
- Each coyote: $ 55 / month.
- Each raptor: $ 45- $ 70 / month.
- Each wolf: $ 100 / month.
- Each cougar: $ 120 / month.
- Each tiger: $ 190 / month.
- Each bear: up to $ 450 / month.
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To contact Animal Ark, call 1-775-970-3111 (must dial 1-775 even from within the Reno area) or email info@animalark.org.
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