Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) are delighted to announce the birth of five ...

The healthy and active babies are being cared for by first-time mother Zura, and the public can keep up with their antics ...

“Cheetahs are notoriously difficult to breed, and our team pours countless hours into each and every surviving cub,” said ...

The zoo said the quintuplets — four males and one female — that were born on June 18 had faced a tough time from the start.

Five new cheetah cubs joined the National Zoo family this week. The litter was born on October 5 at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. If you’re curious about the ...

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, are celebrating a litter of four cheetah cubs born to 5-year-old adult female ...

Here’s how medium-sized animals, like the cheetah, occupy an optimal balance between muscle size and body mechanics. Being the largest or having the longest limbs doesn’t guarantee the title of the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them.

A cub born to Namibia-born cheetah Asha was found dead at Kuno National Park, highlighting the challenges facing India's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of an 'American cheetah' (Miracinonyx trumani). (Julius Csotonyi/UAF) The Ice Age movies get one major thing right: ...

South African rugby star Bryan Habana was one of the fastest players in international rugby history, so organizers gave him a generous head start against a cheetah. Watch what happens when the cat is ...