A baby cheetah is called a cub, They are born with a thick coat of fur, called a mantle, that they gradually shed. Cheetah cubs are born with all the spots they'll ever have, but when they're tiny those spots are very close together. This makes their fur a darker, gray color.-Litter size averages 3 to 5 but may vary from 1 to 8 cubs. At birth, baby cheetahs are called cubs they weigh 150 to 400 g . After 4 to 11 days they open their eyes.-Cubs live with their mothers for around 18 months. The mother moves the cubs very often due to protection from predators. Cheetah cubs have a high mortality rate, Baby cheetahs nurse for around three months, but they begin eating meat when they are as young as 3 weeks old. After 6 weeks from birth, cheetah cubs begin following their mother when she hunts and learns how to catch and kill. Some interesting information on baby cheetahs is that they have long tall hair that runs from their neck down to the bottom of their tail, called the mantle. The mantle makes a cheetah cub look like a honey badger and makes them camouflage into tall grass, which helps keep them safe from threats like lions and hyenas.