The cheetah relies on stealth, explosive speed, and precise timing to capture its prey. By stalking as close as possible before launching into a rapid sprint, it uses a front paw to trip the prey and ...

First, it helps to understand how cheetahs typically hunt. Cheetahs often live and hunt alone or with just one or two other individuals. On their own, they can take down medium-sized mammals, such as ...

Cheetahs must carefully manage their energy expenditure, as those impressive bursts of speed require a lot of power — which is especially challenging if they haven’t eaten recently. Even though ...

Check out the video of this serval cat vs cheetah showdown in the Serengeti. Then read our analysis of what cheetahs normally ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. At Kafue National Park, one cheetah has adapted his hunting strategy to find more prey: he hunts in the forest, instead of the open plains. This ...

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 ...

This classic video of a cheetah hunting down gazelles is an edge-of-your-seat, intense story about the power that can be packed into a single tetrapod’s body. And it even has an unexpected twist ...

Pobe catches an impala then allows her cubs to chase it, marking an important moment for the cubs. Sets is called in to follow Pobe and her cubs and witnesses the cheetah bring down an impala in ...

Could Saudi Arabia rewild the near-extinct Asiatic cheetah using insights from ancient remains found in its caves?