cheetah
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According to the researchers, the label American "cheetah" is misleading in two ways.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
New research led by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is reshaping what is known about Miracinonyx trumani, the extinct North American predator commonly called the American cheetah.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Whang wore a cheetah print blazer, and Doyle wore a wide-brimmed black hat — they both had on gold and red eye makeup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Some residents of Banham Zoo, near Attleborough, including penguins, a vulture, a cheetah, a tiger and a sloth, were scanned using the equipment, which produces detailed images of bones, organs and soft tissue.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
The princes’ efforts to breed cheetahs in captivity failed, and not until 1960 did even biologists in modern zoos achieve their first successful cheetah birth.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Although their proportions resembled those of modern cheetahs, growing evidence suggests these cats were much more versatile hunters, able to chase prey on land while also using powerful forelimbs to grab and hold it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The cat haven has been operating for 28 years and houses 39 different cat species, including cheetahs, bobcats, clouded leopards, cougars and snow leopards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
We learn in an author’s note that “Chase and Finnegan” was inspired by the real-life practice of matching cheetahs in captivity with rescue dogs as companions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
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
On the first level, he put enemies of speed: wild dogs, cheetahs, hummingbirds.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
