Scientists are testing new tools to spot the origin of cheetahs poached from the wild and smuggled for the pet trade. By Rene Ebersole / Undark Published Jun 18, 2024 8:00 AM EDT This article was ...

The cheetah is the rarest big cat in Africa. Less than 7,000 adults remain on the planet. Think of it this way: for every cheetah on the planet, there are more than four Starbucks coffee shops. The ...

Did you know that those two iconic long black lines on a cheetah’s face have a purpose? Or that these big cats are pretty good mothers? I bet you also didn’t know that some cheetahs eat melons! Those ...

Five cheetah cubs were born Tuesday morning at the National Zoo and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Rosalie, a five-year-old cheetah, birthed the litter between 5:20 and 11:17 a.m. "Seeing ...

LOS ANGELES — It may sound like a West Side Story-style love story, but some dogs love big cats. Cheetahs are the fastest mammals in the world, but they also are the world's biggest scaredy-cats — so ...