About 90 kilometres (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to less than 2,000 people. But it’s not the people that draw Nik Sekhran’s eye ...

The cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, is the world’s fastest mammal, and is endemic to the savannahs of Africa, according to South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

Under Project Cheetah, so far 20 African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), eight from Namibia in September 2022 and 12 from South Africa in February 2023 were introduced into the Kuno National Park ...

Scientific name Panthera pardus Acinonyx jubatus Panthera onca Habitat Woodlands of Africa and southern Asia. Deserts, dense shrubs, and arid woodlands in parts of Asia and Africa. Deep forests ...

Southeast African Cheetahs are powerful and bulky-build species of these impressive creatures, particularly found in regions of southern Africa, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and ...

Acinonyx Jubatus, Crocuta Crocuta, Hyaena Hyaena, Vulpes Vulpes, Canis Aurcus, Papio Hamadryas, Chorocrbus, Pygerythrus, Pan Troglodytes, Gorilla Spp. Other banned animals and insects include all ...

The acinonyx pardinensis, above, is another extinct species of big cat and its closest living relative is the modern cheetahCredit: H. Hemmer and R.-D. Kahlke, Senckenberg Research Institute ...

Big cats are found all over the planet, and each species is unique, from snow leopards that stalk wild sheep in the mountains of Afghanistan to lions that face off against wildebeest in sub ...

The eight are all affiliated with the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, a Tehran-based conservation organization that works to save the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus ...

The University of Nebraska State Museum and Mueller Planetarium will reopen to the public on Friday. The 97-year-old Morrill Hall has been closed since Oct. 2 for renovations to improve ...

There are only an estimated 6,500 adults left in the wild. Cheetahs already face multiple threats to their survival in the wild, including habitat loss, prey depletion, low genetic diversity, and ...

(WHTM) – Most people will have dogs and cats as pets, but others want snakes, spiders, or turtles as pets. So what animals are illegal to own in Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania laws on exotic pets ...