Category: Acinonyx

  • Cheetahs play, then free the antelope

    Cheetahs play, then free the antelope

    Actually, the story is not as simple as it may seem, but this is the way it was presented in the Daily Mail. As often happens in the wild, young cheetahs (or other young predators) have to learn how to catch and how to kill. In many cases, this goes very fast (think about the…

  • 25 “Big Cat” Pictures

    WebEcoist assembled some nice photos of the nicest big cats. Tiger White Tiger Lion Leopard Black panther Cheetah Puma Snow Leopard Lynx Caracal

  • Cheetah’s TwitPics

    Cheetah’s TwitPics

    While randomly browsing old links from my bookmarks library, I found some that led me to a place I recommend to all cheetah lovers. The Cincinnati Zoo has a TwitPic account (CheetahDays) to presenter a daily photo of the zoo’s big cats. A large amount of cheetahs as you would expect, but you will also…

  • For the love of cats, big cats!

    For the love of cats, big cats!

    There is no limit to true love. Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen truly loves cats: She has got eleven (11!) of them in her South African house. Nothing really remarquable, except the cats are: Four cheetahs Five white lions Two tigers …and I don’t count the dogs. This is love, big lvoe! Riana tries to help in…

  • Metal cheetah sculpture

    Andew Chase creates articulated metal sculptures that he photographs in a later stage. Here is a cheetah which is part of his Trionic Morphatractable Engineer photo book. YouTube link

  • Cheetahs are not so fast

    Here is the proof. YouTube link