Sentences with phrase «population of cheetahs»
I can very quickly tell you that two - thirds of the populations of cheetahs in those 28 countries are going to be extinct in the very near future.
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The cheetah is a nice example of the consequences of low genetic diversity; however, it should be noted that a founding pair of two would invariably produce far less genetic diversity than we see in modern cheetah populations.
The researchers used high - resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) at the Museum's Microscopy and Imaging Facility, the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, and the Biomaterials Science Center of the University of Basel in Switzerland to scan the skulls of 21 felid specimens, including seven modern cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) from distinct populations, a closely related extinct cheetah (Acinonyx pardinensis) that lived in the Pleistocene between about 2.6 million and 126,000 years ago, and more than a dozen other living felid species.
From their examination of the historical record, the authors argue that the extant lion and cheetah populations of India are not native but the results of animals imported by royalty for sport.
They hope to fill in the genetic blanks by studying the genes of similar cheetah populations in modern - day Iran.
A comprehensive assessment of cheetah populations in southern Africa reveals the critical state of one of the planet's most iconic wild cats.
You'll also find the largest free - roaming population of black rhino and desert elephant, as well as 25 % of the world's cheetah in Namibia.
Aside from rhino the reserve has over 340 species of bird, a large and healthy elephant population, cheetah, hippo, hyena, jackal, giraffe and wild dog.
Even the wildlife is impressive — you'll find a significant cheetah population and we could all quite easily lose ourselves for hours in the presence of the animals of Etosha National Park.
The majority of cheetahs were wiped out during the last ice age; the remaining cheetah population is inbred such that all remaining cheetahs are virtually clones of each other.