Cheetah cub at zoo rejected by mom becomes friends with puppy

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"A 6-week-old cheetah cub at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park named Ruuxa was rejected by its mother and has no siblings. But keepers have given her a companion, a 7-week-old Rhodesian ridgeback puppy named Raina."

They share "warmth and closeness" during naps, snuggling together for comfort.

"The two like to play and neither is afraid of the other."