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
When Basma, the zoo’s lead cheetah trainer, decides that Chase and Finn would make an excellent pair, Finn is skeptical.
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
He participated in various crowd-pulling activities, including racing a cheetah and dancing with members of the Masaai ethnic group.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
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
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
The reaction was unsurprising as the Somali-speaking nomadic community earn their living by raising livestock, which are often threatened by predators such as cheetahs, leopards, lions, and hyenas.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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
On the first level, he put enemies of speed: wild dogs, cheetahs, hummingbirds.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
