Cheetahs are some of the most fascinating animals in the wild. They can reach speeds of 70 mph and accelerate faster than most sports cars; yet, for all their power and speed, they hold a unique ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) --The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced four cheetah cubs were born to a first-time mother during the government shutdown. The zoo announced in a ...

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 ...

Back in the 1970s, Dr. Laurie Marker hand-raised a cheetah cub and successfully taught it to hunt, sparking a lifelong mission. Since then, she’s built the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, a ...

The mummified remains of seven cheetahs, some dating back thousands of years, have been reported in caves in Saudi Arabia – the first naturally mummified big cats ever found by scientists. The mummies ...