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8 Best Cat Breeds With the Most Friendly Personalities

8 Best Cat Breeds With the Most Friendly Personalities

October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Cats are usually full of character, and it is much harder to train them. So if you prefer a cat with a calmer personality that will fit perfectly in your household, you need to do your research. Cats are more selfish than dogs, and some are pretty unfriendly, especially to strangers or kids. But some […]

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India Deploys Guard Dogs To Protect Newly-Introduced Cheetahs From Poachers

India Deploys Guard Dogs To Protect Newly-Introduced Cheetahs From Poachers

October 23, 2022October 22, 2022 Supertrooper 1 Comment

In a historic move, authorities in India have deployed a pack of dogs in a national park to protect newly-introduced cheetahs from poachers. According to USA Today, cheetahs used to be widespread in India, but they became extinct in the 1950s due to poaching. Cheetahs were the first and only predator to become extinct in […]

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Cheetah And Dog Meet As Babies And Become BFFs For Life

Cheetah And Dog Meet As Babies And Become BFFs For Life

August 1, 2022July 29, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

When Ruuxa the cub was just a few months old, staff at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park realized there was something different about him. After running some tests, they discovered he suffered from a rare genetic condition that impacted the way he could walk and run. While that could’ve been the end for him […]

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70 yrs after extinction in India, 1st batch of cheetahs set to arrive from Africa in August

70 yrs after extinction in India, 1st batch of cheetahs set to arrive from Africa in August

June 28, 2022June 15, 2022 Supertrooper 3 Comments

Declared extinct 70 years ago, the first batch of five-six Cheetahs will be translocated from South Africa to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This is the first time that a trans-continental shifting of a large carnivore will take place. In a first, a batch of cheetahs will be translocated from South Africa to India […]

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Rehabilitation research returns orphaned cheetahs to the wild

Rehabilitation research returns orphaned cheetahs to the wild

June 11, 2022June 4, 2022 Supertrooper 1 Comment

The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal, but it’s running out of space. Its range has been reduced dramatically over the past decades, and populations continue to decline. Identifying solutions to conserve and protect the species in the wild is thus vital. A new study published in the journal Oryx by the Cheetah Conservation […]

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Fury as two antelope shot after escaping from enclosure at wildlife park

Fury as two antelope shot after escaping from enclosure at wildlife park

June 28, 2021November 28, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Animal lovers were furious after two antelopes were shot dead after escaping from their enclosure at a wildlife park. The adult waterbucks were killed after they broke out of Port Lympne near Hythe in Kent and got onto a public footpath. Waterbucks are a type of antelope found in sub-Saharan Africa. Carrie Johnson – the […]

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Yet Another Zookeeper Injured After Cheetah Attack

Yet Another Zookeeper Injured After Cheetah Attack

March 31, 2021April 2, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A Columbus zookeeper was injured on March 11 after an incident with a cheetah. The keeper worked at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and was taken to the hospital with injuries, according to local station WBNS. According to the zoo, two keepers were walking Isabelle the cheetah for her exercise using standard procedures. Another keeper approached […]

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Exotic Pets Ownership Up By 60 Percent in the UK

Exotic Pets Ownership Up By 60 Percent in the UK

March 30, 2021April 2, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

New information from Born Free, an animal charity, has found that exotic pets are on the rise in Britain. New survey data found that almost 4,000 wild animals are being kept as pets. This accounts for a 59% increase in exotic pet ownership since 2000, according to Born Free. These animals are kept under license but […]

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