Two baby cheetahs have been snuggling together in an Ohio zoo’s nursery as they prepare for a future in the public eye.

Zoo baby season is usually a little closer to springtime, but the Cincinnati Zoo has already welcomed two tiny new additions.

A cheetah, a mountain lion and a kookaburra have died after catching H5N1 bird flu at a zoo in the US state of Arizona.

Two endangered cheetah cubs were recently born ... Photo by the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens For now, the two play and teeth with the multitude of toys in the zoo’s nursery and snuggle ...

They also enjoy playing together and cuddling up near ... and eventually they’ll be featured in the Cincinnati Zoo’s Cheetah Encounter. But first, they have to grow up a bit first under ...