cheetah
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A story for young readers about a rescue dog and a young cheetah is inspired by real-world zoo practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Now the only cheetah left at the zoo, she feels responsible for impressing the humans who come to see her run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
His similarity to the film’s villain, Mr. Potter — a wealthy, nasty slumlord who names everything he takes control of after himself — was easier to point out than spots on a cheetah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
My gran called me “Springbok,” after the second-fastest land mammal on earth, the deer that the cheetah hunts.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Similar cases involving cheetahs from Syria, a gorilla from Haiti, and bonobos from Iraq are among those questioned by CITES.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
Mr. Schaller describes the habits of cheetahs, lions and leopards across 1,500 square miles in Serengeti National Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
For decades these animals – lions, tigers, pumas, cheetahs and jaguars – have been a sign of power, status and even political fealty in the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
For years, it seemed most people considered the animals unappealing and preferred seeing “real” predators like lions or cheetahs.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2024
For me, this was another version of the lions and cheetahs feeling sometimes very close by.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
