Posted on 02/24/2009 6:59:21 AM PST by JoeProBono
Researchers have captured the first images of critically-endangered cheetahs in northwest Africa using a camera-trap system set up to spy on the big cats. Touting the success in a news release Tuesday, the Zoological Society of London, said the incredibly rare — and notoriously hard to find — Saharan cheetah population may consist of only about 250 adult animals.
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That’s their natural build. They’re sprinters!
They are just beautiful. All the pics that are posted were really great. I love all cats, large or small.
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