CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) -The Cincinnati Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its cheetahs, who was featured on “National Geographic.”
Andrea Haugen, with the zoo’s Cat Ambassador Program, announced that Savanna passed away over the weekend. The 13-year-old cheetah captured the hearts of millions at the Cincinnati Zoo and made her claim to fame on national television in 2012.
That year, the zoo was filming a running segment for National Geographic. And that same week, Savanna was born at the Mast Farm Cheetah Breeding Center in Clermont County.
“It’s serendipitous that Savanna was born during the National Geographic photo shoot week since she would go on to promote that footage on a visit to the Today Show in NYC with zoo director Thane Maynard,” Haugen said…