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India has announced the birth of three cheetah cubs, giving a boost to its bid to reintroduce the big cats following the extinction of the Asiatic subspecies in the country in 1952. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/19/wildlife/india-cheetah-births-reintroduction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #southafrica #india #cheetahs #endangeredspecies

Cheetahs & Mountain
Mount Kilimanjaro was playing along on my recent safari at the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. I was actually joking before the trip to Kenya that “all I want is a lion or a cheetah in front of Kilimanjaro during sunset…”. And here I was on day one - with a group of cheetahs in front of Kilimanjaro.

https://flic.kr/p/2rSFVMk

#photography #kenya #safari #cheetahs

For #Caturday, here are #cheetahs, one of which is meowing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tmCIsSpvC8

#Mummified #cheetahs found in #Saudi caves shed light on lost populations

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-mummified-cheetahs-discovery-species-arabic.html

The #honeybadger is widespread in #Africa and shares #habitats with #cheetahs. Cheetah #cubs possess a #mane-like, light-colored #fur running down their back, reminiscent of the honey badger, which is highly unpopular with #predators due to its #defensive nature. R. L. Eaton (1976) concluded that the cubs #mimic the honey badger to avoid predation. #mimicry

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Honey badger in a sub Sahara African savanna landscape with baobab tree in the background. The honey badger reacts very aggressively against predators, such as lions, leopards or hyenas. Its remarkable bites and the efficient use of its powerful claws can harm attackers. Its aggressivity and a defensive fluid secretion support the negative experience with the honey badger in for example carnivoran predators like the above mentioned.
Cheetah cubs imitate the brighter für along the back in honey badgers. This is interpreted as defensive mimicry, which evolved to scare off predators, for which the cubs under other circumstances would be a very suitable prey.
© Stefan F. Wirth, AI assisted illustration, no photo, based on my storyboard and later manually edited, January 2026, Berlin

Older Cheetah cub with still bright für along its back in front of a baobab tree in an African savanna landscape.Cheetah cubs imitate the brighter für along the back in honey badgers. This is interpreted as defensive mimicry, which evolved to scare off predators, for which the cubs under other circumstances would be a very suitable prey.
© Stefan F. Wirth, AI assisted illustration, no photo, based on my storyboard and later manually edited, January 2026, Berlin

Frontal view to an older Cheetah cub with still bright fur along its back, and even partly its neck and head in front of a baobab tree in an African savanna landscape. Cheetah cubs imitate the brighter für along the back in honey badgers. This is interpreted as defensive mimicry, which evolved to scare off predators, for which the cubs under other circumstances would be a very suitable prey.
© Stefan F. Wirth, AI assisted illustration, no photo, based on my storyboard and later manually edited, January 2026, Berlin

Older Cheetah cub in side view with its mother and still some bright fur remnants along its neck in front of a baobab tree in an African savanna landscape. Young cheetah cubs imitate the brighter für along the back in honey badgers. This is interpreted as defensive mimicry, which evolved to scare off predators, for which the cubs under other circumstances would be a very suitable prey.
© Stefan F. Wirth, AI assisted illustration, no photo, based on my storyboard and later manually edited, January 2026, Berlin

Postman-Turned-Cinematographer Films Cheetahs In Brand New Ways https://petapixel.com/2025/12/31/postman-turned-cinematographer-films-cheetahs-in-brand-new-ways/ #nationalgeographic #cheetahsupclose #bertiegregory #Interviews #Spotlight #predators #tomwalker #cheetahs #wildlife #animals #disney #natgeo #nature

"A sperm bank for cheetahs could one day save the world's fastest land animal from extinction"

#Cheetahs #Animals #Conservation

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/12/07/a-sperm-bank-for-cheetahs-could-one-day-save-the-worlds-fastest-land-animal-from-extinctio

The #ChicagoHounds announce the signing of USA starting scrumhalf Ruben de Haas for #MLR2026! Currently on tour with the Eagles, de Haas spent 2025 with the NOLA Gold on loan from the #Cheetahs, starting 6 of his 13 appearances and gaining just shy of 150m! #MLRStats #MLR #NARDB

#GoodNews- Six Baby #Cheetahs Born in the Richmond Zoo’s Prolific Breeding Program – 167 #Cats Since 2013 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/six-baby-cheetahs-born-in-the-richmond-zoos-prolific-breeding-program-167-cats-since-2013-watch/

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦁🎬 Six months of filming big #cats across #Botswana's #Okavango Delta taught #wildlife cinematographers about the evolutionary advantages hidden in #lions', #cheetahs', and #leopards' most distinctive features.

For example, those dramatic #cheetah tear marks work like athletic eye black to reduce glare during daytime hunts. And #leopard rosettes are disruptive camouflage that breaks up body outlines more effectively than simple spots. Paw-some stuff! 😼

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/spots-vs-manes-wildlife-filmmakers-talk-about-the-iconic-traits-of-big-cats?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=big_cats_traits

#evolution #nature #filmmaking #science #documentary #nature #tksst #video #africa

A leopard with distinctive spotted coat and a male lion with a full mane are shown side by side in golden lighting, with PBS branding and "Big Cats Unleashed" and "Spots vs Manes" text overlays.

🦁🎬 Six months of filming big #cats across #Botswana's #Okavango Delta taught #wildlife cinematographers about the evolutionary advantages hidden in #lions', #cheetahs', and #leopards' most distinctive features.

For example, those dramatic #cheetah tear marks work like athletic eye black to reduce glare during daytime hunts. And #leopard rosettes are disruptive camouflage that breaks up body outlines more effectively than simple spots. Paw-some stuff! 😼

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/spots-vs-manes-wildlife-filmmakers-talk-about-the-iconic-traits-of-big-cats?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=big_cats_traits

#evolution #nature #filmmaking #science #documentary #nature #tksst #video #africa

Cheetah on the lookout in the Serengeti National Park #tanzania #safari #serengeti #serengetinationalpark #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #cheetah #cheetahs

Feerse #cats #kittens #cheetahs

Cheetah to its young.
"I must teach you to be fierce."
"I are"
"Feerse"
Mother cheetah licks it in the face.

Feerse
#cats #kittens #cheetahs

Samburu was not entertaining this time because we failed to spot major animals like, buffaloes, #zebras, #elephants, #leopards and #cheetahs, our tour guide was drunk, one tip for the road and it was fine.

More to follow

Samburu tour guide,Mr Marete, teachers and learners

https://www.iflscience.com/king-cheetah-hybrid-new-species-or-mutation-80100

#science #wildlife #cheetahs #cats

Africa: Cheetahs Scoop Bronze At Rugby Africa Men's Sevens 2025: [New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE national senior men's Sevens team claimed bronze at the Rugby Africa Men's Sevens in Port Louis, Mauritius, after beating Kenya 21-19 in a third-place play-off match. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLXQVk #RugbyAfrica #MenSevens #Cheetahs #ZimbabweSports #AfricaRugby

Male #cheetahs and #lions sometimes form bonded groups known as coalitions - I wonder if this is also not that uncommon amongst domestic tom #cats but has gone unnoticed?

I've seen quite a few toms in my garden (and also a Facebook video from a lady who had an entire cat gang in her garden) where they aren't fighting for the territory but not only coexisting together but showing signs of friendship (and do not appear to be litter mates or all from the same house)

these two regularly visit my garden, and seem to patrol as a pair (the ginger cat is friendly and lets me pet him, the ginger and white one runs away but has been getting closer recently