Rescued cheetah has an attitude
This beautiful cheetah was rescued when he was still very little, and therefore, will have to spend the rest of his life at a wildlife sanctuary, where is now living the life! But that doesn't keep him from having an attitude while waiting to get fed, from time to time.
The Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), is native to Africa and Asia, although it has been extirpated from nearly all of its Asian range. They could once be found from the shores of the Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula, west through central India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and north to the northern shores of the Aral and Caspian Seas, but nowadays are limited to the central deserts of Iran. Although cheetahs still occur in several African countries, they now only occupy 10% of their historic range.
Five subspecies are recognized: Acinonyx jubatus hecki, in Northwest Africa; Acinonyx jubatus earsoni, in East Africa; Acinonyx jubatus jubatus, in Southern Africa; Acinonyx jubatus soemmerringi, in Northeast Africa; and Acinonyx jubatus venaticus, from Northern Africa to central India.
Cheetahs are classified as Vulnerable, although the subspecies Acinonyx jubatus venaticus and Acinonyx jubatus heckii are listed as Critically Endangered.
They can be found in dry forest, thick scrub, grassland and hyperarid deserts. They are only absent from montane and tropical forests.
Cheetahs are mostly known as the fastest land mammals, however, they are only able to sustain top speeds for a few hundred meters. If they don't succeed at their hunt by then, they need to give up and rest, otherwise they overheat.
Unlike other cat species, female cheetahs are solitary, accompanied only by their young, and males can be solitary or live in coalitions of two or three, usually consisting of brothers, but not necessarily.
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6 years agoRescued cheetah enjoying lunchtime
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6 years agoRescued cheetah having lunch
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4 years agoOld rescued cheetah having lunch
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4 years agoRescued cheetah shows what it means to be a carnivore
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5 years agoRescued cheetah is a climber
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5 years agoMaking a rescued cheetah exercise before getting fed
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5 years agoBeautiful rescued Cheetahs
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5 years agoOld Rescued Cheetah Purring
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6 years agoRescued cheetah won't stop purring
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4 years agoRescued cheetahs in pre-release area
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