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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This year Jonathan Scott followed a very special cheetah mum, Shakira ... but at the time of writing all three cubs are still alive and have learned much about how to stay out of trouble.

Cheetahs, leopards, tigers... who doesn't like big cats? But did you know that there are 40 cat species out there, fantastic felines of dazzling variety that inhabit all areas of the world (except ...

Read more The post How Cheetahs Differ From All Other Big Cats appeared first on felinefam.com. Cheetahs are one of the most awe-inspiring creatures in the animal kingdom, known for their ...

If all goes well, eight cheetahs - five males and three females - will make the 8,405km (5,222 miles) journey from South Africa to their new home in a sprawling national park in India in November.

Only 7,100 cheetahs are left in the wild, almost all of them in Africa. The Asiatic cheetah, which once roamed parts of India, is now only found in Iran, where there are thought to be about 50 left.

International Cheetah Day is observed annually on December 4 to raise awareness about the plight of cheetahs, the fastest land animals on Earth. The day aims to highlight conservation efforts and ...