Northeast African cheetah can now only found in small populations in South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia – having become virtually extinct in the countries of Somalia, Kenya and Sudan.
These last few remaining populations of wild cheetah live in protected areas, but still face threats from things like habitat loss, conflict with humans – as cheetahs can sometimes hunt farm animals – as well as the illegal wildlife trade.
The species is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Staff at the zoo say that when the brothers are older they will eventually be joined by female cheetahs in the hope that they breed and boost population numbers.
