Yes, cheetahs still live in the desert. In 2002, Mel and Fiona Sunquist in their book Wild Cats of the World wrote: “Cheetahs mainly hunt by day, but the hours vary slightly from area to area. In the Sahara, where … Continue reading →
Of course cheetahs can swim. All cats, domestic, feral and wild can swim well. As is the case for all cats, it is as if cheetahs are born with firmware in their brains, to use the language of technology, which … Continue reading →
Are cheetahs nocturnal? There isn’t a black-and-white answer to this question. It depends on where the cheetahs are. Although cheetahs mainly hunt by day, their hours vary slightly from place to place. For example, in the Sahara, where understandably it … Continue reading →
Are cheetahs faster than cars? The answer is Yes and No.
Continue reading →Cheetahs do not live in the rainforest. The map below shows you where the cheetah lives on the African continent and in Iran and Azerbaijan. I made it from IUCN Red List information. The distribution is incredibly fragmented due to … Continue reading →
Are cheetahs good hunters? Although cheetahs are generally more successful in hunting than other large wild cats, their success rate depends on their age, sex and the type of prey hunted. In The Serengeti Lion (1972), G.B. Schaller reports that … Continue reading →
Do cheetahs scavenge? Yes, cheetahs occasionally scavenge although at one time it was believed that the cheetah was one of the few carnivores who did not. For the sake of clarity cheetahs do sometimes feed from the carcasses of animals … Continue reading →
“A hungry cheetah has two ways of finding a meal.” Cheetahs either watch from a resting site or walk slowly through grassland looking for prey. They might also scan the area from a raised platform such as a termite mound. … Continue reading →
