Newly-born cheetah cubs and their mother Savannah rest in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Newly-born cheetah cubs play in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15 to their mother Savannah. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Newly-born cheetah cubs play in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15 to their mother Savannah. REUTERS/David W Cerny

A newly-born cheetah cub stands in its enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15 to their mother Savannah. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Newly-born cheetah cubs and their mother Savannah rest in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny

A newly-born cheetah cub rests in its enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15 to their mother Savannah. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Newly-born cheetah cubs play in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15 to their mother Savannah. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Newly-born cheetah cubs and their mother Savannah rest in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny

A newly-born cheetah cub stands in its enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15 to their mother Savannah. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Newly-born cheetah cubs and their mother Savannah rest in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny

A newly-born cheetah cub jumps in its enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15 to their mother Savannah. REUTERS/David W Cerny

A newly-born cheetah cub jumps over its mother Savannah in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Newly-born cheetah cubs play in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, July 31, 2017. Quintuplets of cheetah cubs were born on May 15 to their mother Savannah. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (C) visit's the home of a Palestinian woman (R) who gave birth to quintuplets last week in Gaza March 7, 2007. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas are to sound out militant groups on extending a ceasefire with Israel from Gaza to the West Bank, officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA)

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has a snack during his visit to the home of a Palestinian woman who gave birth to quintuplets last week in Gaza March 7, 2007. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas are to sound out militant groups on extending a ceasefire with Israel from Gaza to the West Bank, officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA)

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh gives a ring to a quintuplet in Gaza March 7, 2007. Haniyeh was visiting the home of a Palestinian woman who gave birth to quintuplets last week. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas are to sound out militant groups on extending a ceasefire with Israel from Gaza to the West Bank, officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA)

Parveen Abbas (2nd R), who gave birth to quintuplets, is assisted by her husband Abbas (R) and hospital staff as she prepares to leave the hospital in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi October 13, 2006. Parveen, a housewife, gave birth to three sons and two daughters on October 4. She had previously lost her first child at birth. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN)

Actor Andy Richter of "Quintuplets" arrives for the sixth annual Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles April 11, 2005. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith RG

Yogi, one of five sibling brown bear cubs climbs up a barrel to drink
some water at his caretaker's home in Kosice on April 22, 2002. All
five cubs were born three and half months ago at Europe's third largest
zoo by area in Kosice and this is the first recorded case of quintuplet
bear cubs.The cubs, who were the third litter to 14 year old parents
Mata and Kubo, were separated from their mother after 6 weeks and rely
on their human parents.

Reuters/Joe Klamar

Cindy, one of five sibling brown bear cubs, plays with her protector
and friend eight month old Rotweiller named Cyro at their caretaker's
home in Kosice on April 22, 2002. The cub comes from a litter of five
born at Europe's third largest Zoo (by area) in Kosice on January 6,
2002, and are the first recorded case of quintuplet bear cubs born in
captivity. The five cubs are the third litter for 14 year old parents
Mata and Kubo. They were separated from their mother after 6 weeks and
rely on their human parents for survival. REUTERS/Joe Klamar

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Caretaker Vladimir Zmunda (L) is helped by his mother Marta (C) and
father Ivan (R) to feed cream of wheat from bottles to three and half
months old brown bear cubs (L-R) Cindy, Bubu and Yogi in Kosice on
April 22, 2002. The three cubs come from a litter of five born at
Europe's third largest Zoo (by area) in Kosice on January 6, 2002, and
are the first recorded case of quintuplet bear cubs born in captivity.
The five cubs, two of whom were not available for photographs, are the
third litter for 14 year old parents Mata and Kubo. They were separated
from their mother after 6 weeks and rely on their human parents for
survival. REUTERS/Joe Klamar

JK/GB

One of five sibling brown bear cubs, Yogi, plays on a tire swing at his
caretaker's home in Kosice on April 22, 2002. The cub comes from a
litter of five born at Europe's third largest Zoo (by area) in Kosice
on January 6, 2002, and are the first recorded case of quintuplet bear
cubs born in captivity. The five cubs are the third litter for 14 year
old parents Mata and Kubo. They were separated from their mother after
6 weeks and rely on their human parents for survival. NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE
REUTERS/Joe Klamar

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A nurse watches over two infants (C) who were part of quintuplets born to 31-year-old Brazilian housewife Ana Lucia Dias da Costa, in at the Barra D'Or clinic in Rio de Janeiro February 29. According to a spokeswoman at the clinic, the quintuplets set a record for being the heaviest in history. Born over the past weekend, the four boys and one girl were two months premature. All weighed over one kilo each (2.2 pounds) and together the newborns weigh 5.8 kilos (12.8 pounds.) The spokeswoman claimed that "There isn't any medical record of a birth of quintuplets all with such robust weights.

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Albanian Prime Minister Ilir Meta and his wife Monika hold quintuplets born to an impoverished Albanian family a year ago, in Tirana, December 11. The Meta's own daughter, Bora, is at left, behind her mother. Meta, at 30 the youngest prime minister in Europe, told the parents he came to wish the quituplets well on their first anniversary and hinted the government would see what it can do to help the family. A Dutch association, "People for People" has paid the rent of the family's apartment in Tirana and a small sum for food but its help will run out in January. "I came to wish them happy birthday," said Meta, hinting also that he would investigate ways of helping them.
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Albanian Prime Minister Ilir Meta holds four of the quintuplets born to an impoverished Albanian family a year ago, in Tirana, December 11. Meta, at 30, the youngest prime minister in Europe, told the parents he came to wish the quituplets well on their first anniversary and hinted the government would see what it can do to help the family. A Dutch association, "People for People" has paid the rent of the family's apartment in Tirana and a small sum for food but its help will run out in January. "I came to wish them happy birthday," said Meta, hinting also that he would investigate ways of helping them.

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Albanian Prime Minister Ilir Meta and his wife Monika hold quintuplets born to an impoverished Albanian family a year ago, in Tirana, December 11. The Meta's own daughter, Bora, is at left, behind her mother. Meta, at 30 the youngest prime minister in Europe, told the parents he came to wish the quituplets well on their first anniversary and hinted the government would see what it can do to help the family. A Dutch association, "People for People" has paid the rent of the family's apartment in Tirana and a small sum for food but its help will run out in January. "I came to wish them happy birthday," said Meta, hinting also that he would investigate ways of helping them.

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One of a set of new born quintuplets, lies in an incubator a few hours after birth in the Heidelberg university clinic, January 21. The name of the mother and father was kept disclosed.

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One of a set of new born quintuplets, lies in an incubator a few hours after birth in the Heidelberg university clinic, January 21. The name of the mother and father was kept disclosed.

WRWS

Midwife Ursula Siegele of the university clinic of Heidelberg stands next to an incubator with a set of new born quintuplets, January 21. The name of the mother and father of the quintuplets was kept disclosed.

WR/WS

One of a set of new born quintuplets, lies under a red blanket in an incubator a few hours after birth in the Heidelberg university clinic, January 21. The name of the mother and father was not disclosed.

WR/WS

Annette Dionne (L), lawyer Clayton Ruby, Yvonne Dionne and Cecile Dionne (R) take their seats at a news conference in Toronto February 26. The surviving members of Canada's legendary Dionne Quintuplets rejected a provincial government offer of restitution. The Dionne quintuplets, who were removed from their parents' care at the age of four months and used as a tourist attraction, are asking for an investigation into the whereabouts of a trust fund set up by the Ontario government in 1934 to ensure their financial security.

CANADA QUINTS

The three surving members of Canada's legendary Dionne Quintuplets, Cecile (L), Annette and Yvonne (R) hold a sign asking Ontario's premier for justice, after rejecting a provincial government offer of restitution in Toronto February 26. The Dionne quintuplets, who were removed from their parents care at the age of four months and used as a tourist attraction, are asking for an investigation into the whereabouts of a trust fund set up by the Ontario government in 1934 to ensure their financial security.

CANADA QUINTS

The three surving members of Canada's legendary Dionne Quintuplets, Annette (L), Cecile and Yvonne (R), hold a sign asking Ontario's premier for justice, after rejecting a provincial government offer of restitution in Toronto on February 26. The Dionne quintuplets, who were removed from their parents' care at the age of four months and used as a tourist attraction, are asking for an investigation into the whereabouts of a trust fund set up by the Ontario government in 1934 to ensure their financial security.

CANADA QUINTS

Jerry Hirschberg, president of Nissan Design International (far left) and Tom Eastwood, vice president of Nissan Division (far right) introduce the new Nissan Quest minivan along with Bill and Bridgette Collins and their quintuplets at the Chicago Auto Show February 5. The new Quest includes a larger engine, larger wheels and tires and an all new body design. s

Jerry Hirschberg, president of Nissan Design International (far left) and Tom Eastwood, vice president of Nissan Division (far right) introduce the new Nissan Quest minivan along with Bill and Bridgette Collins and their quintuplets at the Chicago Auto Show February 5. The new Quest includes a larger engine, larger wheels and tires and an all new body design.

NISSAN

Registered Nurse Lisa Kreft monitors Devin James Arnold, the last born of a set of quintuplets, in the neo-natal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee, September 22. The quints, born September 18 at thirty-four weeks gestation, the longest known period of gestation for quints, are all healthy and are expected to leave the hospital in three weeks.

QUINTS

Alyssa Sharon Arnold, first born of a set of quintuplets, rests in the neo-natal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 22. Alyssa and two brothers and two sisters were delivered September 18 at thirty-four weeks gestation, which is believed to be the longest gestation period on record for quintuplets.

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The Shier Quintuplets (from left: Jonathan, Hannah, Rachel, Joshua and Sarah) await the start of their first birthday party January 22 at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Mother Patty Shier adjusts the bonnet of a crying Hannah, as father Scot (R) speaks to the babies' doctors.

The Shier Quintuplets (from left: Jonathan, Hannah, Rachel, Joshua and Sarah) await the start of their first birthday party January 22 at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Mother Patty Shier adjusts the bonnet of a crying Hannah, as father Scot (R) speaks to the babies' doctors.

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