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India’s cheetah population jumps after Kuno births of five cubs
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- Project Cheetah announced that KJP21 gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park.
- The births raise India's cheetah population to 60 individuals, including 41 Indian-born cheetahs.
- KJP21, a 32-month-old female, is the third Indian-born cheetah to give birth.
- Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said the cubs' father is a male cheetah from Botswana.
- The Botswana male introduces a new genetic lineage to India's cheetah population.