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 human activities of various kinds which erodes their habitat and destroys their lives. Their …
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Africa’s cheetah population has always been estimated. I keep saying this about cat population numbers. The same estimates apply to feral and stray domestic cats too. The word “estimate” means we don’t know. In fact, Africa’s cheetah population may be a lot lower than thought. The estimates on population size have been dismissed as …
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This is an essay on the cheetah written for children and people who like plain English. I have kept it short deliberately. If you like it please share on social media. The cheetah is not only the fastest animal on land, it is also one of the most beautiful, stylish and athletic movers on the …
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The Cheetah habitat is, as this fine photograph shows, an open one, suitable to a group of other animals and plants with which this fine cat shares the habitat (a biotope). The picture above was taken in Namibian grassland. Namibia (opens to Google map in new window) is located in the South East of …
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