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Cheetah
from Leo Zoo
Visits Goshen
1.
Cheetah Adaeze
from the Leo
Zoological
Conservation Center
in Greenwich,
Connecticut visits
Goshen as part
of a fundraiser
for the Cheetah
Conservation Fund
on May 14. Cheetahs
are diurnal meaning
they hunt during the
day and while other
big cats can, the
cheetah is the only
one that does.
2.
Cheetah’s are the
fastest land animal
and can run up to 75
miles per hour.
3.
The dark streaks
under cheetahs’
eyes help reduce the
glare from the sun.
4.
Cheetahs usually
have to catch their
prey in less than a
minute so they don’t
overheat, which can
cause brain damage.
5.
Adaeze was one of
eight cubs born to
the same mother
at the Leo Zoo, the
largest recorded
number from one
cheetah. Most
cheetas have 3-4
cubs.
6.
Adaeze had to
be hand-reared
because her mother
could not take care
of all eight of her
cubs. She was stone
cold and almost
dead when the zoo
keeper took her
from her mother and
put her with two of
her brothers to be
raised by humans.
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Adaeze, a 2-year-old
cheetah that lives
at Leo Zoological
Conservation
Center in Greenwich
Connecticut.
Adaeze’s mother
is the only king
cheetah in the
Americas, which
means she has a
recessive gene
that produces an
unusual pattern in
her spots. Because
genetic diversity is
so rare in cheetahs,
having that genetic
mutation is valuable
for breeding.
If Adaeze were
to mate with a
male that has the
recessive gene, their
offspring could be a
king cheetah.
By Holly Kellum
Epoch Times Staff
GOSHEN—The Leo Zoological Conservation Center brought one of
their cheetahs to a fundraiser for the Cheetah Conservation Fund in
Goshen on May 14, an international organization that tries to preserve
the species in the wild. Cheetahs are the most threatened cat in Africa
with less than 7,000 in the wild. Through research and a series of
programs meant to help these animals co-exist with humans, CCF
works on preserving their habitat so they can continue to reproduce
naturally. The Leo Zoo breeds them in captivity so zoos that want to
have cheetahs as part of their collection do not have to take them from
the wild.
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