http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sci...ntinent-Ice-Age.html

This is interesting theory. The speeed is always a big question as there seems to be little actual measuremenr but lost of guesses .
Saeed should ask his cats to get the real answers !!

Did they chase these Prehistoric Pronghorn?

Thanks !
My very limited experience with pronghorn was my measurement .driving at 55 mph we were joined by a pronghorn. He paced us for quite a while without any sign of effort.After getting bored with that he put the pedal to the metal and left us in the dust !! So I got two speeds , cruising at 55 mph and max we figured at 70 mph!! We couldn't find anyone else who had clocked them.

So they got all their answers from what, seven cheetahs??


Reminds me of the study which was done to find what is the perfect time to brew a cup of coffee!

I think some of our cheetahs are more intelligent than some of those universality students.

A couple of days I go after lunch I went and sat with our baby cheetahs.

I put a video camera on a tripod at the end to film what happens.

One totally ignored me, pretending that I was not even there.

One came over and started biting by toes!

Another one got busy trying to tear my trousers off me.

One decide that all this is non sense, and came over and lay in by lap.

One decide to go investigate the video camera, and started biting the legs of the tripod.

I got up and got her off the tripod, and sat down again.

They all then decide to gang up on me, and they were fighting each other on top of me, and I had to join in the fight!

This went on for a few minutes, then one decided to have a fight with the video camera, taking a jump and knocking it down!

Then came over and started biting my toes!

We have one that broke its front leg chasing each other among the rocks we have out for them.

We took her in after the vet fixed her leg, and kept her inside.

She runs down the stairs each time I go to the gun room, and stays here running and jumping all over the place as I work.

Every now and then she comes over and has a fight with my legs.

The first thing my daughter does when she comes from school runs to play with them, and the one with the broken leg - we call her Bounce! as she never stops jumping up and down - follows her all over the place.

Animals are wonderful.

We have an African Grey parrot that speaks well over 100 words!

She loves to drink Pepsi - she even burbs when she sees me with a can - learnt the bad habit from someone!

She calls our dog WOF WOF!!??

As I shut the lights at night, she says "night night! daddy loves you!"

You are truly blessed.

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I think some of our cheetahs are more intelligent than some of those universality students.

and 100% of the politicians and bureaucrats

Way cool to keep your own zoo!

Cheetahs are interesting, we don't have any cheetahs in private ownership in America that I have heard about or seen.

I understand getting them to breed in captivity is problematic.

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Did they chase these Prehistoric Pronghorn?

Theory is, that is why the Pronghorns evolved the way they did. They had to have the ability to escape from Cheetahs.

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Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:
Cheetahs are interesting, we don't have any cheetahs in private ownership in America that I have heard about or seen.

I understand getting them to breed in captivity is problematic.

a friend of mine had one twenty years ago near Birmingham Al.

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Animals are wonderful.

We have an African Grey parrot that speaks well over 100 words!

She loves to drink Pepsi - she even burbs when she sees me with a can - learnt the bad habit from someone!

She calls our dog WOF WOF!!??

As I shut the lights at night, she says "night night! daddy loves you!"

Bless yore heart, Saeed.
And I thought I was doing something when I taught my dog to say "Yum yum" when she wants a treat ...

It looks like that kitten has learned how to set up a video camera for a shoot!
Adjusting the view-finder screen and positioning the camera!
One picture shows one leg of the tripod is off the ground as she skillfully pivots the camera into position.
Just goes to show that cheetahs are smart, more like dogs than cats.

Looks like a high fence operation to me. How unethical...let the debate begin

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Originally posted by Bill Collector:
Looks like a high fence operation to me. How unethical...let the debate begin

It even goes further than that!

We have set up tables and chairs inside those fences, so those who really like their comfort can just sit down and enjoy their trip.

Had a few high school artists come over a few weeks ago - they are in their final year, and have been to many places to further their education.

They said this is the best place they have been to!

Saeed,

I'm awful glad you didn't have any of the baby Cheetahs when we visited. I'm sure Joyce would have tried to put one in her bag.

Cheers
Jim

Saeed does the cheetah in the pictures have a name, Lora was asking.

They had a slug of cheetahs at a "zoo" in Djibouti when I was stationed there.

Similar situation as yours, they were pets. I have probably seen John Wayne's Hatari a couple thousand times.

I need a cheetah for sure, maybe not to bathe with though.

This one is Simba.

We have set up a small zoo at the high school, with small animals like hedgehogs and iguanas and some birds.

Last week they asked to see a cheetah to show to all the students.

Hessa took one of them with her, and as usual, everyone wanted one!!

http://allafrica.com/stories/201512111227.html


South Africa: Cheetahs Attack Limpopo Air Force Base Officer

By Jenna Etheridge, News24



Two cheetahs attacked a warrant officer at the air force base in Makhado, Limpopo, after she apparently tried to take photos of them, the South African Air Force said on Thursday.

The predators were recently introduced at the base to control wildlife posing a hazard by remaining on the runway or other areas where aircraft manoeuvred, corporate staff services director brigadier general Marthie Visser said.

The cheetahs, named Wim and Tobie, were born in captivity and released at the base last month, according to the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre website.

Visser said the cheetahs entered a hanger on Tuesday and staff members tried to chase them out.

"The cheetahs left the hanger and apparently one officer decided to take a few photos. Her mistake, I hear from hearsay, was she moved a little bit away from the bigger group of people and when she got closer, they started growling and showing aggression."

The officer apparently became scared and turned her back to them. The first cheetah pounced followed by the second.



Visser said the officer sustained injuries mainly to the back of the head, face and neck.

She was taken to the military hospital, but Visser was not immediately sure of her condition.

"Air Force Base Makhado has already convened an investigation into the circumstances that have given rise to this unprecedented incident."

She said the cheetahs were still on the premises, but she did not know whether they were in a cage.

The Air Force Base at Makhado and in Hoedspruit had been using male cheetah pairs with success since the 1990s, she said.

"There is a separate consultation going on with the sanctuary to see how we are going to handle this in future."

Source: News24

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Originally posted by mete:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sci...ntinent-Ice-Age.html

This is interesting theory. The speeed is always a big question as there seems to be little actual measuremenr but lost of guesses .
Saeed should ask his cats to get the real answers !!

From the article: "Cheetahs immigrated from NORTH AMERICA"

And today I see this article: Cheetah spotted on BC (Canada) highway http://www.torontosun.com/2015...southeast-bc-highway

I guess they didn't all disappear here!!

That's what we want , cold hard facts !Proves they did originate in NA !

I read somewhere that all wild cheetahs both in africa and india were found to be somewhat inbred.

I recall reading accounts of cheetahs being domesticated by the ancient Egyptians and kept at court. That seems appropriate, regal critters that they are.