In the wild, predators are usually the ones at the top of the food chain, but sometimes, the tables turn dramatically.

With its ability to grow to as big as three feet across, armed with up to 24 limbs covered with tiny suction tubes, the ...

Forget cuddly companions and cute whiskers—wild cats live by a different code. In the unforgiving wild, survival often m ...

By focusing on prey that can be subdued quickly, cheetahs not only increase their success rate but also minimize the risk of injury and conserve valuable energy for future hunts. The Importance of ...

These cheetahs were initially kept in soft-release bomas, small enclosures inside the national park to get them adapted to the local environment. Although confined to an area of roughly 1 sq km, the ...

Sometimes, nature is not for the fainthearted. It can all seem so cruel how predators eat their prey, but nature is nature and it doesn’t have feelings. Animals need to survive. This sighting of the ...

Cheetahs are carnivorous and eat animals like gazelles, impalas, and wildebeests. After a cheetah runs after prey, it must wait to catch its breath before eating. 3 How long do cheetahs live? Photo by ...

“Then the release of the Cheetahs would be put on hold. It does not help to release the cheetahs into the wild without the adequate prey density,” Dr. Gopal told ThePrint. Prey base replenishment ...

Cheetahs may give up their prey to a larger predator, such as a lion or leopard, if one comes along while they are eating. Alex Berger via Flickr under CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED. Cheetahs typically hunt ...

While cheetahs only eat fresh meat, lions and leopards will sometimes opportunistically scavenge from smaller predators. "Lions and leopards normally kill prey themselves, ...

One justification trotted out by officials for feeding cheetahs even when they were in the wild is that their natural prey base has dwindled. This frames a new challenge. Indeed, records show that ...

The cheetah is most well-known as the fastest land animal on the planet. This extraordinary speed is the cheetah’s primary weapon in hunting its prey. Many of the cheetah’s preferred prey animals are ...