Young

Aside from the adult Asiatic Cheetahs, there's a lot to learn about the cubs. The female cheetahs carry their young for around three months before giving birth. After the three months have passed, the mother usually gives birth to three cubs at one time. The cubs are very small when they are born, for they weigh only 5 to 10 ounces. As they grow older, their mother teaches them how to hunt and other essentials. The babies stay with their moms for only one and a half to two years, and then they live on their own. Sadly, even under a mother's watch, 90 percent of the Asiatic Cheetah cubs die before they are three months old. This is because lions and hyenas often eat the poor, little cubs. However, if they do make it to adulthood, they only live for about 10 to 12 years.

Saving the Asiatic Cheetah

     There are many different reasons why the Asiatic Cheetah has become endangered. Some reasons are due to excessive hunting, habitats are being torn apart, and a lot of the animals they prey on have vanished because they have all been hunted by man as well. The Asiatic Cheetah lives in the grasslands of India, Pakistan, Russia, Iran, and the Middle East, but the species has recently disappeared in Pakistan and Afghanistan due to lots of construction. In Iran, the cheetah has become a symbol of the country's conservation efforts, and it is an important part of its natural and cultural heritage. To save the cheetahs in Iran, many groups including Panthera and Iran's Department of the Environment have come together to save and protect the last of the species. They are also working together to save the Asiatic Cheetahs' habitat from being destroyed. The groups are even trying to locate the animals that the cheetahs prey on, and they have utilized camera traps and radio-collars to receive critical data on the ecology of the cats. Another thing they are doing is working with local communities to improve attitudes towards the cheetahs so everyone will want to help save the species. If everyone works together to help save the poor endangered species, its population will rise back up to the top!


 

 

 

This video shows how badly endangered the Asiatic Cheetah species is. There are only 40 to 70 left in the world, and the main reason for their extinction is because of humans. Humans hunt them and tear their habitats apart! As a result, many different groups have come together to help save the Asiatic Cheetah from going extinct. I hope these groups actually make a difference!