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==  =Cheetahs= Scientific Name: Acinonyx jubatas Cheetahs are carnivores and like to eat Thomson's Gazelle, the Grant's Gazelle, the springbok, and the impala. They also eat the young of larger mammals such as wildebeests and zebras. Guineafowl and hares are prey too.

Cheetahs are mainly found in Africa and in Southwestern Asia. The Cheetah is currently a critically endangered species, fewer than one hundred Asiatic cheetahs survive in the central desert of Iran. Cheetahs are being hunted for their fur and hides in Africa and Southwest. = = = What are we doing to help? = Cheetahs are included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUNC) as well as on the US Endangered Species Act. They are also on the Cheetah Conservation Foundation, a South African based organized. Breeding programs have started, including the use of in vitro fertilization, in zoos around the world. They hope to further their study on breeding in the near future.

Timeline
1925- widespread hunting of the cheetah begins 1929- put on endangered species list 1974- first photograph of a cheetah taken in 50 years 1975- more photographs taken of the endangered animal 1986- cheetah pelts are recovered from over 38 different specimens 1987- put on critically endangered species list

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