The cheetah cubs were moved to a cheetah conservation centre for re-wilding.

The Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre in De Wildt has been looking after two traumatised cheetah cubs for the past two months after a lion killed their mother in a nature reserve.
The two seven-month-old cubs were two of three left orphaned after their mother was killed. The third cub was never found.
“We received a call early in May 2024 from Dr Peter Caldwell and Welgevonden Nature Reserve requesting our help with temporary care of two cheetah cubs that were orphaned when a lion killed their mom. We gladly took them in and they have spent the last almost two months at the centre settling down after their hair-raising experience. They were very stressed and not in a good condition, and we did not know how long they had been without food or if they had also sustained injuries during the lion attack,” Petro van Eeden, manager of Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre said.
Cheetah cubs stay with their mother for about 18 months before venturing out on their own. “At seven months, they are still regarded as ‘babies’ that cannot hunt for themselves. The mother teaches them and also teaches them the dangers of lions and hyenas which are the main predators of cheetahs,” Van Eeden said.
The two cubs had to be carefully monitored as cheetahs easily die of stress. “For the first few days they would not eat and they underwent careful examination by Dr Caldwell to determine their health status. Over the past two months, they have grown strong and were ready to be moved to Ashia Cheetah Conservation in the Cape province this week where their re-wilding journey will start.”