Cheetahs remain highly fashionable in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, where a cub can fetch upwards of $10,000. “A rich, ...

Miracinonyx trumani, an extinct big cat commonly known as the American cheetah, lived in North America during the Pleistocene. Its nickname comes from its resemblance to modern cheetahs, including ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them.

With their slender bodies and long front legs, Miracinonyx trumani—often nicknamed the "American cheetah"—was long thought to be a North American analog of the African big cat. But in a new study ...

Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as "one of the largest confiscations of the species." The cubs were packed in bags ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image via Shutterstock/GoWildPhotography Alexander Brackx is a wildlife photographer and guide in Zimanga, South Africa, so he ...

This update was written by cheetah keepers Amber Dedrick, Mackenzie Perry, Rebecca Merritt, Stacey Spillman and carnivore curator Adrienne Crosier. Image: It’s time for some bittersweet news: we’ll be ...