cheetah

One of a staggering eight cheetah exhibits holding (I think) 10 cheetahs in total.

Title is pretty self-explanatory; what is your favourite big cat species? I have included Snow leopards, Pumas, Clouded leopards and even Cheetahs in the discussion even though the definition of 'big cat' is pretty varied (some say those of genus Panthera, some say the latter plus Cloudies and...

I have just seen this article, published on the 8th March 2019, which suggests that India will soon be receiving up to 30 wild cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia which will be released into a 500 square kilometre part of the Nairadehi Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. The transfer has been...

Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii. Northern cheetah rolling in grass.

Taken June 28 2019

Acinonyx jubatus. Photographed during a 1-1 photographic workshop in May 2017.

Acinonyx jubatus.

Acinonyx jubatus

All 5 cubs are in this pile up. I watched for a few minutes, during which they switched positions and I could see that all five were there.

Acinonyx jubatus. Platforms of separate cheetah enclosure(s) in background.

Introduction I have created this thread for the purpose of learning more about the exotic cat species kept in our region: past, present and future. Past context includes people sharing historical information on exotic cats (such as data), posting news articles they’ve found from the past or...

This is a cheetah at the Columbus Zoo in August of 2015. It was my first trip, and it was so much fun.

First glimpse of the cheetah cubs this morning