A donation to the Caldwell Zoo will be used to expand the cheetah breeding facility. Author: Payton Weidman Updated: 8:47 PM CST December 22, 2020
TYLER, Texas Cheetahs are one of the fastest animals on land, but one of the species biggest threat is genetics. The big cats have a low rate of reproductive success and are not always able to reproduce.
As cheetahs face extinction, zoos like the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, are working to ensure that won t happen.
The Caldwell Zoo is one of 11 breeding facilities in the United States for African cheetahs. Executive Director, Hayes Caldwell, says they had hoped to expand their facility in 2020 to help the population.
DeJai Mitchell, 23, was born with cerebral palsy. Author: Payton Weidman Updated: 7:26 AM CST December 11, 2020
TYLER, Texas One step at a time. That was Team DeJai s original motto for 23-year-old DeJai Mitchell when he first started to learn to walk with the help of his exoskeleton Faith.
His mom, Onissa, says he s been confined to a wheelchair most of his life, until last November. DeJai was born with cerebral palsy, he was born at one pound, 11.9 ounces, he was a 25 week baby, she said. Actually, they [doctors] said that he wouldn t live past 5-years-old and here he is, he ll be 24 on January 10.”