Category: Cheetah

Sad picture of cheetah cub saved from being trafficked to the Middle East to be a pet to the rich

Trafficked cheetah cubs flaunted on Instagram

NEWS AND COMMENT-SOMALILAND: Calum Cairns, a former veterinarian working in rural North Yorkshire, UK, is today a cheetah rescuer operating out of a facility on the edge of Hargeisa, in the capital of Somaliland...

Male cheetah. Picture in public domain on Pinterest.

2 reasons why cheetahs are reproducing poorly

There are at least 2 reasons why cheetahs reproduced poorly, which is an added reason why they are vulnerable to extinction in the wild. There has been an approximate 50% decline in population numbers...

Can the cheetah be domesticated?

Male cheetah stutter-bark is sexy to a female

The male cheetah stutter-bark is sexy to a female cheetah. Unlike humans the female cheetah does not have a regular reproductive cycle. Female cheetahs ovulated rarely and at irregular times. Research indicates that at...

Just a stage in the cheetah's history. I estimate that the cheetah was first discovered 200k years ago.

Hunting with cheetahs

Emperor Akbar Hunting with Cheetahs – 16th century with large retinue in attendance. The cheetahs are hunting gazelles and blackbuck. Cheetahs have long been associated with people. We see them as endangered wild cats...

Cheetah meow

See and hear a cheetah meowing

Cheetahs can meow. This cheetah also hisses, and their meow is very gentle and kitten-like. Both these sounds are made by domestic cats as we all know. The excellent book I have on the...

Woolly cheetah

Woolly Cheetah

The woolly cheetah no longer exists. They were shot rather than captured. If the woolly cheetah was a different species of cheetah we will never know. When they were in existence some people thought...

Cheetah getting an ear rub petting session

Are cheetahs legal in Florida?

In my view, the question in the title is asking whether a Florida resident can legally possess a cheetah as a companion animal or pet. I have provided the full answer below. It is...


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