NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — 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 ...

Taylor Swift, the cheetah cub, is just a few months old, and she's already had a few eras to her short life. The baby big cat started life in the wild with a mother to take care of her, but then was ...

Most “pet” cheetahs today belong to rich people in gulf countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, though there’s a long history of the wealthy and powerful around the world owning ...

Conservationists in Somaliland are cracking down on cheetah trafficking, a persistent problem in the Horn of Africa. Five of the 11 cubs confiscated from notorious cheetah trafficker Cabdi Xayawaan ...

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 ...

An Instagram video making the rounds on an account by ath7ak shows what appear to be Saudi men playing a joke on a friend with a pet African cheetah. And “joke” should be in quotations. That poor cat ...

Cheetah trafficking in the Horn of Africa has reached crisis levels. Research has documented at least 1,884 incidents involving about 4,000 live cheetahs and cheetah parts related to the illegal ...

Have you ever seen a dog at the zoo? True, some zoos offer dog-friendly days when your pup can tag along with you, but it seems unheard of for dogs to live in the zoo alongside tigers and monkeys.