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Cheetah Conservation Station
Visiting the Cheetah Conservation
Station
Because this is an outdoor exhibit, public access to the cheetahs
follows the 
Zoo Grounds
schedule.
Conservation Station Animals
Cheetahs
Three male cheetahs and one female cheetah live at the Cheetah Conservation Station. 
Meet the cheetahs.
The National Zoo participates in the Species Survival Plan for cheetahs. In November 2004, Tumai gave birth to four cubs, the first litter of cheetahs ever born at the Zoo. In April 2005, Zazi gave birth to a litter of five cubs. have its All cubs have left for other zoos. In April 2007, three young males came to the Zoo to breed. 
Learn about cheetahs.
In September 2007, Tumai and Zazi were moved to the Zoo's new Cheetah Science Facility at our Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia. The facility officially opened in October. 
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Grevy's Zebra
Two male Grevy's zebras live at the Conservation Station. The Zoo is part of a Species Survival Plan for this endangered species. Our role in this effort is to provide a home for males until they are needed as breeding animals at another zoo that participates in the plan. Learn about zebras.
Maned Wolves
Three male maned wolves, native to South America, live at the Conservation Station.
The National Zoo has been working in the field and at the Conservation and Research Center to protect this species for nearly 30 years. Learn about maned wolves.
Speke's Gazelle
In the wild, this small gazelle lives in Ethiopa and Somalia. In the 1980s, there were about 1,000 of these gazelles, and today they are considered vulnerable to extinction, though not endangered. Learn about gazelles.
Scimitar-horned Oryx
With their white body and ability to delay sweating to conserve water, these desert antelope evolved to survive the dry, hot Sahara. Learn about scimitar-horned oryx.
Tammar Wallabies
Five tammar wallabies live with an emu in the yard across from the maned wolves. These Australian marsupials are smaller than red and
gray kangaroos. Learn about tammar wallabies.
Exhibit Description
The
Cheetah Conservation Station lets visitors see cheetahs and zebras (separated by a fence) engaged
in natural behaviors in a grassland setting similar to their
natural savanna habitat.
Thanks to detailed signs and a visitor education program, visitors can learn more about cheetahs and what needs to be done to help save these endangered cats from extinction.
The exhibit design allows us to conduct natural, non-invasive behavior and physiology studies in an effort to learn more about how to improve cheetah management and husbandry in a zoo setting.
Cheetah Interpreters
Explore the world of the cheetahs and Grevy's zebra on weekends, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April through November. 
Exercise!
The Cheetah Conservation Station runs an exercise program for the cheetahs as part of the management routine in order to improve and maintain their overall physical fitness. The physical fitness routine is not a scheduled event due to conditioning limitations and unpredictable weather patterns. If the cats are being exercised, Zoo visitors are able to see this incredible sight between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
