To the reserve's predators – and especially its cheetahs – the tall grass is the best hunting aid of all. We all know about the cheetah's electrifying speed. Large nostrils and an enlarged ...
So, cheetahs are known to abandon their hunt even though their body temperatures remain relatively stable when chasing their prey. Cheetahs hunt a wide variety of prey, mainly small to mid-sized ...
Dr Michael Scantlebury, an ecophysiologist at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, explains why using new technology to uncover cheetahs’ hunting secrets is key to saving the species.
In India, Iran, and Arabia, coursing with cheetahs—or “hunting leopards,” as they were known—became an immensely popular sport among the aristocracy. In the courts of the Mogul emperors ...
Researchers have been analysing how zebra and antelope escape from lions and cheetahs on the African savannah. They say hunting at lower speed favours prey, as it offers them the best chance of ...
Robert Hunt says the Cheetahs are cracking their necks and rolling their shoulders in preparation for the showdown against a powerful French pack when they take on Perpignan on Sunday to launch ...