Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer weather, a new study finds. Unfortunately for endangered cheetahs, that ...

Recently published research finds that cheetahs aren’t above scavenging other predators’ kills, contrary to the conventional wisdom that they only eat what they kill. Direct observations and by-catch ...

Researchers have discovered how rising heat is affecting cheetah behavior. Even the fastest animal in the world can't outrun the effects of climate change, according to experts. Cheetah populations ...

Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer weather, a new study finds. Unfortunately for endangered cheetahs, that ...

Male cheetah cub being hand-reared temporarily by carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Photo credit: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Photos are available to ...

Male cheetah cub being hand-reared temporarily by carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Photo credit: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Photos are available to ...

In regard to “Cheetah Shot Was Horrible -- and Fabulous” [Letters, Sept. 19]: I have been to the Masai Mara 18 times in 25 years, and I would like to reassure the letter writer that the driver guides ...

I started this blog a little over a year ago as a way of exploring the intersection of animal behavior research and human psychology. Research on animal behavior provides a lot of insights for ...