12 cheetah cubs were born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute between March 23-28, and 10 of them survived.

A liter of cheetah cubs born in November at the National Zoo’s Front Royal campus nearly died because of mistreatment from their mother, but luckily veterinarians were able to save them.

Justin Gatlin and Carmelita Jeter didn’t win gold in the 100-meter dash in London, but for being the fastest American competitors, they did win the honor of having a cheetah cub named after them.

The National Zoo’s three-month-old cheetah cubs finally moved into their new digs at the zoo’s Cheetah Conservation Station and made their public debut today. They don’t have names yet, but they will after the 100-meter dash at the Summer Olympics.

The National Zoo’s pair of cheetah cubs born in April are making their long-awaited public debut tomorrow.

Since we last checked up on them, the National Zoo’s cheetah cubs have grown. They’re a little bigger, but we’ll be damned if they still aren’t the cutest little future killing machines we’ve ever seen.

Newt Gingrich took an early-morning stroll through the National Zoo and couldn’t help but be taken by the cheetahs.

Admit it: It’s nearly impossible not to melt upon looking at the newest arrivals to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. These two cheetah cubs are utterly adorable, but the story of how they arrived at the zoo is a bit harrowing.

This morning, NBC’s Today show featured a segment on the National Zoo’s lovable pair of cheetah cubs, providing them with some serious bragging rights in their ongoing cuteness battle with the Zoo’s lion cubs. The Zoo has also set up a real-time cheetah cub cam, so you can keep an eye on the little critters even when you’re stuck behind your desk.