Indian-born cheetah gives birth to four cubs in the wild at Kuno, a first
An Indian-born female cheetah, KGP12, gave birth to four cubs in the wild at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, the first recorded birth in the wild since cheetah reintroduction began in 2022, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on 11 April 2026.
Summary
An Indian-born female cheetah, KGP12 — the second cub of Gamini's first litter, aged 25 months — gave birth to four cubs in the wild at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on 11 April 2026. The female had been living in the wild for over a year. The Minister said this is the first recorded birth in the wild since cheetah reintroduction began in 2022 and the first such instance involving an Indian-born female cheetah, a major step towards the project's core aim of cheetahs surviving and breeding under natural conditions in India.
Key facts
- Mother
- KGP12, Indian-born, second cub of Gamini's first litter, 25 months old
- Cubs
- Four, born in the wild
- Where
- Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh
- First
- First recorded birth in the wild since reintroduction began in 2022; first by an Indian-born female
- Announced
- 11 April 2026, by Bhupender Yadav
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In April 2026, an Indian-born female cheetah gave birth to four cubs in the wild at which national park?
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Correct answer: C — Kuno National Park
The cubs were born in the wild at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
The Indian-born female cheetah KGP12, which gave birth in the wild in April 2026, is a cub of which cheetah?
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Correct answer: D — Gamini
KGP12 is the second cub of Gamini's first litter.
Consider the following statements about the April 2026 cheetah births at Kuno: 1. It is the first recorded birth in the wild since cheetah reintroduction in India began in 2022. 2. The mother was brought to India from Namibia. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the mother, KGP12, is an Indian-born cheetah.