After nine years of hard work and dedication Monarto Zoo will again have a litter of Cheetah cubs on display with the public debut of mum, Nakula, and her five cubs born in October last year.

As of today, 15 January, visitors will have the opportunity to see the cubs after spending the first 14 weeks of their life in an off-limits facility.

Cubbies!

Carnivore zookeeper, Michelle Lloyd, said while the milestone is important for the Cheetah breeding program it holds extra significance for the zoo.

"It's been nine years since we last had a Cheetah litter at Monarto and, amazingly, Nakula was one of the cubs born in the last litter all those years ago," Michelle said.

"It's a lot of fun to watch the cubs running around on exhibit; they're very energetic and definitely love the space. Nakula has a big job keeping up with them all but she's doing great."

Visitors in January will have an exciting experience with the five cubs, two males and three females, on display next to their big sister, Kwatile, Nakula's single cub who was born and hand raised in June last year.

Unlike their older sibling the brood have been raised by Nakula, however, zookeepers now have more hands on contact with them allowing for important training and conditioning to occur.

Nakula's a great mum making sure her cubs don't stray too far.

"It's really important for the cubs' development that they're comfortable around us, especially when it comes to doing veterinary procedures," Michelle said.

"It's been going really well, we were able to do their second vaccinations by hand which is much less stressful for all involved and, funnily enough, no one's complaining about having to spend time with the cubs!"

The best time to see the cubs is in the morning when they're most active exploring their new surroundings.

Mum, Nakula, was born at Monarto Zoo in 2003 and dad, Jala, was born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in 2000 arriving at Monarto Zoo in 2010.