Asiatic Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus)
Asiatic Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus venaticus
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There are only about 100 of this rare and interesting mammal left in Iran and generally in Asia, it can be found in a area of abut 1,000,000 square Km in Iran only! so imagine how lucky you have to be to saw on of them :) most of the photos are taken by trap cameras and a few with photographers .
The Asiatic Cheetah is now also known as the Iranian Cheetah, as the world's last few are known to survive mostly in Iran. Although recently presumed to be extinct in India, it is also known as the Indian Cheetah. During British colonial times in India it was famous by the name of Hunting-Leopard, a name derived from the ones that were kept in captivity in large numbers by the Indian royalty to hunt wild antelopes with.
The Asiatic Cheetah is a rare critically endangered subspecies of.. more
