Did you realize that cheetahs are becoming endangered? Well I
had no idea. I don’t hear about them often but its not like ive totally
forgotten that they exist. What do I know about cheetahs? Well, lets see… I know
that they can run like super fast. That’s how they catch their delicate and
speedy pray. And.. what else? Theyre cats? They eat meat, they live in…. the
savanna? Im not sure where that is. Behavioral? Um. Funny, I have no clue.
Luckily, I have an article that I found on Yahoo about some
special cheetahs. This article wont answer all the questions you may have but
it answers some that you maybe hadn’t thought of.
In a zoo in Los Angeles, there live 19 cheetahs. Four of
which have dogs. ….whoa. dogs? Yeah. Dogs. Did you know cheetahs are just big
skittish, scaredy-cats? Well, they are. And these dogs help the kitties become
more confident. The cats are in danger of becoming extinct because they aren’t breeding
as most animals do and they don’t socialize very much. Big breeds of dogs are
setting an example for the cats. Most, if not all, dog breeds are very
territorial. They stand up for what they want-hold their ground. By introducing
these animals, for years, some cheetah enclosures and zoos have therapeutically
coaxed cheetahs out of their shells. Cool, huh? I think so. The dogs protect
and reassure their cats.
The dogs don’t live with the cheetahs but they spend a lot
of time with them. The sleep separately at night and feeding is always separate.
Not for the reason you may think though. You may be formulating speculations
that the cats might just be taken over by instinct and attack the dog but
really, the result isn’t like that. The result you would find is fat dogs and
starving cats. Yeah, right. Right? Well the cats are scared. And the dogs keep
their ground so the cats’ steak dinner would just be stolen by the dogs. And the
dogs regular puppy chow-just left sitting there. I mean, if the dog had his
way.
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