Dora


Dora was born a few months ago, with a bad leg.

We actually thought she might have a problem with it.

But, our vet devised a method - plastic tube!

Which he placed on her leg.

As you can see, she has recovered completely.

And like all our cheetahs, love to bite my feet!

Thanks Saeed, that made my morning.
Glad she has recovered from her bad leg.

That is really cool

What a honey!

She’s not short of energy.

That kitty is leading the good life.

Dave

Wow!
Thanks for sharing
I love my house cat, but I'd be interested in a trade if you like

Adorable for sure!
That is the only kind of cat I would have as a pet.
She thinks she is a puppy dog.

From wikipedia:

Closest relative is the puma/cougar/mountain lion.

Funny name, cheetah:

"Etymology
The vernacular name "cheetah" is derived from cītā (Hindi: चीता), which in turn comes from the Sanskrit word citrakāyaḥ (चित्रकायः) meaning "bright" or "variegated". The first recorded use of this word has been dated back to 1610.[2][3] An alternative name for the cheetah is "hunting leopard".[4] The scientific name of the cheetah is Acinonyx jubatus.[5] The generic name Acinonyx originated from the combination of two Greek words: akinetos means motionless, and onyx means claw.[6][7] A rough translation of the word would be "non-moving claws", a reference to the limited retractability (capability of being drawn inside the paw) of the claws of the cheetah relative to other cats'. The specific name jubatus means "maned" in Latin, referring to the dorsal crest of this animal.[8]"

I came across a couple of male cheetah brothers resting under a shade tree in Botswana in 2001.
They let us drive to within 20 feet of them in the bakkie.

Soon as I hopped off the back of the bakkie to go pet them,
they got up and ran off.
Of course I was carrying my featherweight .375 H&H while trying and failing to pet a wild cheetah.
My Mama did not raise a fool!

Rip ...

You are truly blessed Saeed to have the ability to interact with such beautiful creatures.

She seems to be doing really well. How many brothers and sisters?

Beautiful kitten. Send me one!

How cool is that!

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Originally posted by K Evans:
She seems to be doing really well. How many brothers and sisters?

Dora was born alone, no brothers or sisters.

When you breed them, do you do something to minimize inbreeding or work with a zoo on them?

It is really neat what you have done with your menagerie!

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Originally posted by crbutler:
When you breed them, do you do something to minimize inbreeding or work with a zoo on them?

It is really neat what you have done with your menagerie!

Yes we do.

We have a breeding program with several conservancies in the country.

This applies to all our animals, not just cheetahs.

The deal with Cheetahs, unless some new evidence has been found in the past few years, is that all Cheetahs are related and their DNA can be traced back to one female.

Here is one article on the subject. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC46261/

An interesting side note is that at one point in time a form of Cheetah and Hyena werre native to North America.

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
The deal with Cheetahs, unless some new evidence has been found in the past few years, is that all Cheetahs are related and their DNA can be traced back to one female.

Here is one article on the subject. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC46261/

An interesting side note is that at one point in time a form of Cheetah and Hyena werre native to North America.

Yes.

And all humans are traced back to Adam and Eve too

Beautiful!

Back in the early '80s, the Dewildt Cheetah Sanctuary in South Africa had an arrangement with a photographic safari concession which had been carved out of the Pilanesberg. They would periodically rotate a number - can't remember how many it was - of males into the area. The idea was that putting x number of males in relatively close proximity in a wilderness area would raise the sperm counts.

I'm sure the husbandry of captive breeding's gone way beyond that now, but it seemed to work for them.

Many of the animals involved were captive-bred themselves, and were not shy about coming up for a scratch behind the ear.

She's adorable. Well done Sir.

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And all humans are traced back to Adam and Eve too

And that is one expermint that should have been shit canned long ago.

That is very cool! Thanks for posting.

I want one!
Saeed, ROCK ON !!!

I was asked to post some photos.

Here are some.

Unique photographs Saeed,never seen the like before. Thank you for sharing them,cool cats indeed.jc

A few years ago some conservationist was able to get trail cam pictures of wild cheetah in Mali of all places! Incredible.

I wonder if there are any wild cheetahs left in the Middle East.

They are extinct in India Pakistan & Afghanistan. Probably also Iran.

Saeed, have you ever tried to train them to hunt gazelles?

Such beautiful animals!

Magnificent creatures that have fascinated me since childhood.
Was told by a PH in Namibia that I was to shoot on sight if I saw a cheetah on his property. I'm afraid the shot would have been a certain miss. There are some animals I have no desire to hunt or cull.