cub

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Nicknamed Rio, the cub was the only panda born in a zoo outside China in the past three years, Aswin said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Inside the enclosure built to welcome his parents, the 170-day-old cub, whose name means "brave and noble warrior", was playing with a panda stuffed toy and a bamboo teether.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“Home” is a concept that Chase, a newly orphaned cheetah cub, struggles to make sense of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The cub was found sitting, motionless, in the middle of Hillcrest Parkway near Olympic Street in Castaic just before 1 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

The cub swiveled its ears and looked at him, then glanced politely away, because in wolf talk, to stare too hard is a threat.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver