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The Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1776) in Egypt (Felidae, Acinonychinae)

The Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1776) in Egypt (Felidae, Acinonychinae) INTRODUCTION The cheetah of North Africa is one of the rarest and least known of the large mammals of this vast region of Africa. During the second half of this century, population of this once characteristic Saharan predator was reduced to small, highly fragmented populations, which appear to be on the very brink of extinction (Hufnagl 1972 ; Osborn and Helmy 1980; Eaton 1982). The decline of the cheetah, however, is not only limited to its North African population. During this century the cheetah has become extinct in India, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Sinai, and most of the Arabian Peninsula (Harrison 1968 ; Osborn and Helmy 1980 ; Gasperatti et al. 1985 ; Harrison and Bates 1991), and has suffered great reduction in numbers and geographical range in sub-Saharan Africa (Myers 1975 ; Eaton 1982 ; Frame 1984 ; Kraus and Marker-Kraus 1991). Caro (1994) asserts that the cheetah has only a moderate chance of surviving in the wild through the next century. The cheetah appears to have been well known to the Ancient Egyptians. Several illustrations of the cheetah appear in hunting and other scenes decorating walls of temples and tombs of ancient Egypt (Osborn and Osbornova 1998). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mammalia - International Journal of the Systematics, Biology and Ecology of Mammals de Gruyter

The Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1776) in Egypt (Felidae, Acinonychinae)

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10.1515/mamm.2001.65.2.177
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INTRODUCTION The cheetah of North Africa is one of the rarest and least known of the large mammals of this vast region of Africa. During the second half of this century, population of this once characteristic Saharan predator was reduced to small, highly fragmented populations, which appear to be on the very brink of extinction (Hufnagl 1972 ; Osborn and Helmy 1980; Eaton 1982). The decline of the cheetah, however, is not only limited to its North African population. During this century the cheetah has become extinct in India, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Sinai, and most of the Arabian Peninsula (Harrison 1968 ; Osborn and Helmy 1980 ; Gasperatti et al. 1985 ; Harrison and Bates 1991), and has suffered great reduction in numbers and geographical range in sub-Saharan Africa (Myers 1975 ; Eaton 1982 ; Frame 1984 ; Kraus and Marker-Kraus 1991). Caro (1994) asserts that the cheetah has only a moderate chance of surviving in the wild through the next century. The cheetah appears to have been well known to the Ancient Egyptians. Several illustrations of the cheetah appear in hunting and other scenes decorating walls of temples and tombs of ancient Egypt (Osborn and Osbornova 1998).

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Mammalia - International Journal of the Systematics, Biology and Ecology of Mammals – de Gruyter

Published: Jan 1, 2001

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