What affects us affects cats
The question in the title is asking, indirectly, the maximum lifespan of the cheetah. I will also provide, from a very reliable source, the lifespan of the cheetah in various locations. It is stated that as with all the felids, longevity in the wild is about half that in captivity. Wild-caught cheetahs in captivity …
Lion predation is the main cause of cheetah cub deaths. Cheetah cubs suffer a considerable mortality rate during the first few months of life. It is difficult, though, to study cheetah cub mortality rates because cheetah mothers keep their cubs well hidden during the first 6-8 weeks of their lives. Karen Laurenson studied cheetah …
Perhaps the better question is: “were there white cheetahs?” because I had never heard of someone seeing a white cheetah these days until today (see below). Have you heard of modern day white cheetahs? If so please tell us. That said, both black and white cheetahs have been recorded. They are exceptionally rare it …
No one knows when cheetahs were first discovered because there is no record of that unique moment in the history of this much admired wild cat species. This is because it happened so long ago. Cheetahs have been on the planet for far longer than “anatomically modern Homo sapiens1” (modern humans). It is said …
This change in the law is very welcome and necessary. The ban covers the private ownership of exotic animals and potentially dangerous animals. Quite frankly it is about time. I am tired of seeing wealthy Arabs in expensive cars cruising down the high street with a cheetah or other large but ‘tamed’ wild cat …
The cheetah “derives its name from the Hindi word chita, meaning spotted or sprinkled”. Here is the online Google translation which interestingly shows the pronunciation “cheeta” of the Hindi word. The wonderful authors on the wild cats, Mel and Fiona Sunquist, go on to state that other animals have been partly named after the …
Desmond Varaday counted the spots on his pet cheetah and came up with the total of 1,967. Obviously the number varies from cheetah to cheetah but this number provides us with a very good idea as to how many spots cheetahs have. Desmond’s pet cheetah was called Gara-Yaka. He wrote a book about his …
Cheetahs with a body temperature of 40.5°C refused to run in an experimental trial. The distance a cheetah will run at top speed depends on how hot they become during the sprint but probably no more than about 400 meters or yards at which point the cat’s internal temperature becomes too high. A body …
