The wild Cheetah population is believed to be around 6,600 mature individuals and decreasing. They are currently classified under the genus Acinonyx, whose closest living relatives are cougars and ...

Leopards, cheetahs, and jaguars are distinct big cats known for their unique characteristics. Leopards are adaptable hunters ...

Wild cheetahs are the fastest land animals on Earth. A member of the family Felidae, which includes all the cat species you know about (like lions and tigers) and even some you don't, the cheetah ...

The Mara's lush vegetation is useful in other ways, too. At an average of 54kg, the cheetah is the smallest of the big cats (and is classified in a separate genus – Acinonyx compared to Panthera ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. Anticipation ripples through the crowd. Fingers tighten around binoculars. Camera lenses snap into focus. No fewer ...

Cheetahs are quite literally ‘scaredy-cats’ The numerous challenges that ... Red List), with fewer than 7,000 cheetahs left in the wild today. But the best thing about cheetahs is that putting ...

Bhopal: After implementing the pioneering cheetah introduction project, authorities of the Kuno National Park (NP) in Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh are on road to achieve ...

If a case of bird flu is reported within 50 miles of a D-FW zoo, Burgdorf-Moisuk and Rainwater said, zookeeping staff will ...

Leopards, lions, and even cheetahs were once thought to ... along with the largest of the cats. There are currently three wild species of felines living on the continent. The European wildcat ...