Zoo’s cheetah quintuplets carry on the Star Wars name

ST. LOUIS – Almost three months after the Saint Louis Zoo welcomed five baby cheetah cubs, their names have been announced.

The zoo took to social media on July 23 to share an updated video of the growing cheetahs, noting that the five have “earned their Rebel names.”

As the cubs were born one day after May 4, a day famously known as “May the Fourth be with you,” each one has a name inspired by the Ewok heroes of Endor, according to the Saint Louis Zoo. Even their parents, Cora and Vader, were named after the franchise…

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