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CHEETAHS

Cheetah Fact Sheet

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus): a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Carnivora Family: | Felidae Genus: | Acinonyx Species: | jubatus Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land mammal. They can reach speeds up ...

The Dirt: This Week in Nature (September 15-21)

Species of monkey previously unknown to scientists discovered in the Congo, 390 million-year-old mollusk reconstructed in 3-D, and spongy tissue found in human hearts also found in those of reptiles.

The Dirt: This Week in Nature (6/16-6/22)

This week's dirt: new study suggests a warmer, greener Antarctica 20 million years ago, gorilla populations start to rebound after 2004 ebola outbreak, sponge DNA may give us new insight into our central nervous system, new research shows that goat moms know their kids' voices, ...

The Cheetah Orphans

Learning to Hunt

Toki and Sambu make the crucial transition to hunting on their own.