Dr Michael Scantlebury, an ecophysiologist at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, explains why using new technology to uncover cheetahs’ hunting secrets is key to saving the species.

Cheetahs, the fastest land animals, reaching speeds up to 75 mph, are primarily found in sub-Saharan Africa and northeastern ...

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To the reserve's predators – and especially its cheetahs – the tall grass is the best hunting aid of all. We all know about the cheetah's electrifying speed. Large nostrils and an enlarged ...

These 18-month-old cheetah sisters try to fend for themselves but struggle to hunt even the smallest prey. They'll have to master the skill before they starve.

So, cheetahs are known to abandon their hunt even though their body temperatures remain relatively stable when chasing their prey. Cheetahs hunt a wide variety of prey, mainly small to mid-sized ...

The paper, by D.M. Scantlebury at Queen's University Belfast in Belfast, UK, and colleagues was titled, 'Flexible energetics of cheetah hunting strategies provide resistance against kleptoparasitism.' ...

Researchers have been analysing how zebra and antelope escape from lions and cheetahs on the African savannah. They say hunting at lower speed favours prey, as it offers them the best chance of ...

The paper, by D.M. Scantlebury at Queen's University Belfast in Belfast, UK, and colleagues was titled, 'Flexible energetics of cheetah hunting strategies provide resistance against kleptoparasitism.' ...

Research showed that there were at least 230 cheetahs in the wild between 1799 and 1968. It is the only large mammal to become extinct since Independence. Hunting, diminishing habitat and non ...