A free-ranging female cheetah, Jwala, strayed from Kuno National Park into Rajasthan’s Sawaimadhopur district and was safely ...

Cheetah baby boom at Smithsonian fueling conservation effort Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer ...

Dolph Volker formed an extraordinary bond with Eden the cheetah in South Africa—proof that compassion truly crosses species ...

The cheetah species dates back about 8.5 million years, and its population is estimated to be fewer than 8,000, mostly in Africa and a few in Iran, down by half over the last four decades.

The cheetah is synonymous with speed, and their bodies attest to this: They are lithe and sleek, with long legs and a long, agile tail. Adult cheetahs weigh 46 to 159 pounds (21 to 72 kilograms ...

The Big Cats 24/7 experts tackle the most common questions about lions, cheetahs and leopards!

Dr. Marker created CCF about 35 years ago in Namibia — the cheetah capital of the world — to help save the animals for future generations. “There are only about 7,000 cheetahs left in the ...

Filmmakers of "Big Cats, Small World" share their remarkable experiences living alongside Africa's three big cat families. Writer and Director Robyn Keene-Young delves into the differences in the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Two of the Cincinnati Zoo's big cats needed root canals on their big teeth. A veterinary dentist from Columbus performed the procedures on Barafu the cheetah and Zero the ...

Even big cats visit the dentist! A tiger and a cheetah from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden recently received root canals, the zoo said in a Friday release. The vets noticed fractures and ...

Now, a new law requires that people who own these big cats – lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, cougars or hybrids of these species – must register them with the U.S. Fish and ...