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Now, this is what you call cute. Four new cheetahs from South Africa, who are expected
to go on display at Pittsburgh Zoo later this spring, have received medical check-ups.
We'll use the sample to get a DNA blood sample, and what we'll use that for is to look at
the diversity of these four newly imported cheetahs compared with other cheetahs. Then
we look from everything from their eyes all the way to the back end.
The zoo's animal care centre health care team evaluated the animal's overall health by checking
their eyes, feet, heart rate, breathing and blood pressure.
Very large paws.
It's done in house. Our veterinary technicians are very skilled at testing, then it's sent
to outside laboratories.
The two male and two female cheetahs all spend some time getting used to their new home,
and they'll remain under observation before their big debut.