Category: Acinonyx
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The cheetah’s run
Did you ever notice that one of the major advantages of a fast-running hunter like the cheetah is that it is able to maintain near-perfect head stabilization? This allows it keeping a perfect aim despite the fast moves of a hunt.
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It’s time to remember wild cheetahs
While they are not (yet) extinct, but while it’s still possible to help fight for their survival, a collective of wildlife photographers is trying to get your attention (and your funds) to help save cheetahs from the extinction which seems to be coming and coming fast. Wildlife Photographers United gave their best cheetah photos for…
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The Giant American Cheetah was not fast, but powerful
You certainly heard about the American Cheetah, this long-lost fossil of a cheetah which was living in North America up to about three million years ago. While the term calls images of a slender speeding cat, it seems that this was more a Giant Cheetah than a Cheetah. The Miracinonix genus was made of two…
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You never saw a cheetah run like that
Actually, the Cincinnati Zoo posted a video of Savanna, a cheetah. But the camera was… on the shoulders of the cheetah. Bumpy ride at full speed, but nice to see.
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A cheetah plays in the snow!
This is not usual: A cheetah playing in fresh snow. Not more common: A cheetah playing with a dog. But it was in a zoo…
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Cheetah’s speed machine run in images
I love the way cheetahs outperform many man-made machines in terms of acceleration and speed. But I also love it when somebody demonstrates beautifully how it works and gives us some stats and facts about cheetahs. Lovely visit to be done to Cheetah’s Nature speed machine.