Imagine cruising in a safari jeep and a large cheetah hopping up next to you. Talk about an up-close-and-personal encounter with nature!

BHOPAL: A cheetah, one of the two released into the wild on December 4, was spotted roaming the streets of Sheopur town in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday and Wednesday evening but is now back in the ...

A mother cheetah and her cubs wandered outside Kuno National Park, encountering hostile villagers. The anxious villagers threw stones at the cheetahs, ...

Scientists at MIT's Biometrics Robotics Lab have now trained their robotic Cheetah to see and jump over hurdles as it runs, making this the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles ...

"It was just so amazing to see how beautiful this cheetah was," Jennifer Shimek said of the encounter. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

We all know about the cheetah's electrifying speed. Large nostrils and an enlarged heart and lungs help the world's fastest land animal to reach speeds of 114kph (71mph). A long tail helps it to ...

Project Cheetah is the world’s first inter-continental ... Also, this initiative to bring back Cheetas has given birth to hopes for the restoration of the open forest and grassland ecosystems.