Cheetahs were actually extremely common pets in ancient Egypt, as well as common hunting companions in the Middle East during ...

Dr Michael Scantlebury, an ecophysiologist at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, explains why using new technology to uncover cheetahs’ hunting secrets is key to saving the species.

To the reserve's predators – and especially its cheetahs – the tall grass is the best hunting aid of all. We all know about the cheetah's electrifying speed. Large nostrils and an enlarged ...

So, cheetahs are known to abandon their hunt even though their body temperatures remain relatively stable when chasing their prey. Cheetahs hunt a wide variety of prey, mainly small to mid-sized ...

Researchers have been analysing how zebra and antelope escape from lions and cheetahs on the African savannah. They say hunting at lower speed favours prey, as it offers them the best chance of ...

Research showed that there were at least 230 cheetahs in the wild between 1799 and 1968. It is the only large mammal to become extinct since Independence. Hunting, diminishing habitat and non ...