CheetahEndangered, Indoor\Outdoor Stickers

Even though the Cheetah has four subspecies located in Southeast Africa, Iran, Northeast Africa, and Northwest Africa, their genetic variability is unusually low. (Wikipedia & National Geographic). The reason for this low genetic variability is due to Chettahs having faced extinction twice, once in c.100,000 years and then in 12,000. As a result, the few animals that survived could only increase their population by inbreeding reducing the size of the gene pool. This can lead to decreased genetic variability and the possibility of harmful mutations, making it difficult for the remaining population to find it difficult adapting to changes in their environment (nationalgeographic.org article-cheetahs-brink-extinction-again). Cheetahs are endangered for all the reasons listed above. For animals needing a great amount of territory to roam, loss of habitat is a crucial cause, however, with global warming, it is likely that the fastest animal on our planet, reaching speeds of 75 mph (60 mph in 3 seconds), will be gone for good. Breeding these animals in captivity doesn’t. Defects and high mortality rates due to inbreedings are not going to help the Cheetah survive. Sorry, this is one animal that we probably cannot help, but who knows, somebody out there reading this may have an answer.

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