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Masai Mara cheetah gets help to raise seven cubs

The rare litter of seven cheetah cubs who have survived in the wild for six weeks. [Courtesy]

A cheetah in the Masai Mara that recently gave birth to a record seven cubs has gotten human help to keep the septuplets alive.

The feline joined a rare league of cheetahs that have birthed a giant litter in the wild where the average litter size is between three to five cubs.

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