Scientists Discover 2000-Year-Old Mummified Cheetah in an Unexpected Place

A team of researchers from the National Center for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia were exploring the caves near the city of Arar ...

Cheetah mummies found in Arabian caves provide rare genome from a lost population

Preserved by dry, cool air and darkness, the cheetah mummies are offering scientists DNA insights into a lost population and ...
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First naturally mummified cheetah specimens, discovered in Arabian cave, date back 100-4,000 years

Seven naturally preserved mummified cheetahs have been discovered in a cave in Saudi Arabia. The contents of these caves, ...
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Mummified cheetahs discovered in Saudi caves could aid modern conservation efforts

Scientists studied mummified cheetahs from northern Saudi caves using genetic testing, revealing subspecies and other valuable information ...
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Release of wild cheetahs in Mozambique could be answer to conservation of the species, biologists say

New conservation methods could help to save the species. Thousands of feet in the air, Willem Briers-Louw, a wildlife biologist, surveys the Zambeze Delta in Mozambique via helicopter -- seeking the ...
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10 Interesting Facts About Cheetahs

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 ...