Historic population bottlenecks left cheetahs genetically similar, increasing disease risk and threatening long-term survival ...

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 ...

Cheetahs rule land, but the real speed kings soar and swim. From diving falcons to ocean racers, discover the animals that outrun expectations and redefine what fastest truly means today.

FILE - A cheetah descends from on top of a mound in the savannah of the Maasai Mara, Kenya, July 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) (Ben Curtis, Copyright 2025 The ...