{"id":555844,"date":"2025-11-07T20:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/555844\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T20:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:59:15","slug":"rare-cheetah-comes-to-live-in-edinburgh-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/555844\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare cheetah comes to live in Edinburgh Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four year old female cheetah, Domino, has come to live at Edinburgh Zoo.<\/p>\n<p>The animal was previously resident at the Zoo de Cerza in France. <\/p>\n<p>Keepers will soon start to introduce Domino to\u00a0the zoo\u2019s\u00a0male\u00a0cheetah, Billy.\u00a0They will\u00a0live\u00a0separately at first and\u00a0gradually\u00a0be\u00a0introduced over the coming weeks\u00a0and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) hope they will one day have cubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Visitors will be able to get a glimpse of the new arrival from\u00a0Monday 10 November\u00a0as she is given time to settle into her new surroundings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Book tickets online and save\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.vuelio.co.uk\/tracking\/click?d=jOBynDMt2EIv8qEHORi2mvp-dFRRdQxm1uUtOZe_A6FOTMcW7q2tRIMUmt18E9jsZXeHEF5TNfoARW_lohSscWLBrYnRm6lk0Qypt1X0RstTqd7lsN7lTARyRdv7vM9alrSD98zTupVvrXMR1EPGzW01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">edinburghzoo.org.uk\/tickets<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All photos courtesy of RZSS.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"621517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/25_11_cheetah_domino_rlf-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/F92qk9bnhVOT8KcXbWkWyg\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/11\/25_11_cheetah_Domino_RLF-8.jpg\/w=1200,h=1500\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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