Tampa Bay's Baby Cheetah Hits the Bigtime

    America has finally met Tampa bay's most popular couple.

    Kasi the baby cheetah and his canine companion, Mtani the Labrador retriever, appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night.

    Born in a litter of four at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Kasi's mother couldn't care for him. His siblings died, and the zoo arranged for him to go to Busch Gardens, to the new Cheetah Run habitat with a dozen other cheetahs and a roller coaster.

    Mtani is helping him get socialized. Jay Leno did his part, as well.

    Read more about Kasi and Mtani from the St. Petersburg Times and see video of their appearance below: