Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the mummified cheetahs preserved in a laboratory. The oldest of the cat skeletal remains date back about 4,000 years ago.

CNN — Three tiny balls of fur huddle together for warmth inside a cardboard box. The baby cheetahs are just a few weeks old, but they've had a traumatic start to life. A smuggler was attempting to ...

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. But she worries that the ...

Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as "one of the largest confiscations of the species." The cubs were packed in bags ...

Tucked away in a private area of the Caldwell Zoo is the Cheetah Breeding Center, where veterinarians and animal care staff are working to help protect one of the world’s most endangered big cats.

The Asiatic cheetah is the world’s most endangered big cat, with about 27 remaining in the wild in Iran. This male, named ...

The conflict in Iran has severely disrupted conservation efforts for the Critically Endangered Asiatic Cheetah, raising fresh concerns for the survival of the world's rarest big cat. According to a ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — 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 ...

Oakland University Is Honoring Laurie Marker This spring, Oakland University will award Laurie Marker an honorary degree in ...

(CNN) — When scientists with the National Center for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia were surveying caves in search of wildlife in 2022 and 2023, they came across something unexpected: seven naturally ...