Zoo Negara has confirmed that one of their cheetahs is a rare King Cheetah!

Picture credit: New Straits Times

Born in July last year, the Southeast African cheetah cub was the sole survivor from a litter of four. 

When he was born, his handlers sensed nothing amiss, but as he matured the Zoo Negara staff realised that Bolt was no ordinary cheetah.

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Named after Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Bolt began developing a rare and unique fur pattern.

Instead of neat spots, his cream-coloured fur featured large, blotchy black spots and wide black stripes extending from his neck all the way to his tail.

Picture credit: Flickr/Steve Jurvetson

Fur patterns such as Bolts are known to exist in only just 30 cheetahs around the world, including Bolt.