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Saving big cats at the AfriCat Foundation in Namibia
Learn about efforts to protect cheetahs in Namibia.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Watch cheetahs playing and grooming one another before hunting gazelles
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) among a herd of gazelles. Stalking them slowly...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Why do cats purr?
Learn why domestic cats purr.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
See veterinarians from the Harnas Wildlife Foundation, Namibia conducting health check-ups on cheetahs
Veterinarians from the Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Windhoek, Namibia, conducting...
Video: © Martin Harvey (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) running in Kenya.
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).
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Cheetah cub (Acinonyx jubatus).
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group of cheetahs
Group of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Kenya.
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubata).
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Cheetah with her cubs.
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubata).
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubata).
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubata).
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cheetah in Maasai Mara National Reserve
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
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