The Possible Extinction of Cheetahs
It's hard to believe that an animal that I remember seeing at the zoo could disappear forever, any day. Cheetahs are very beautiful animals. When I read this story I wanted to learn more so I did some research on the subject. I found it to be interesting how they coax the animals to bread. Cheetahs, which are the fastest land animals, are once again on the verge of becoming extinct. They are dying off in the wild as well as in captivity (zoos). The cheetahs have trouble breading in captivity. The program I am going to discuss has gone to great lengths to improve the reproductive odds, such as drugging and pampering females and using scents to entice the males. Scientist have known for years that cheetahs have been dying off in the wild. But now even captive populations are on the decline. In 1998 at least 40 cheetahs died in North American zoos, from either old age and from an AIDS-like disease. Right now there are only 250 cheetahs remaining on this continent. The l
Cheetahs have been on the edge of extinction before and came back. With so few cheetahs remaining, inbreeding has weakened their immune systems, making them vulnerable to diseases. It remains unknown if cheetahs will make a come back or not. In the wild the must survive from disappearing in habitat, poachers, and disease. And in captivity, the challenge is coaxing the cheetahs to breed. Only about 12,000 cheetahs are left in the world. http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/homepage.php3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ s born in San Diego. The use of hormone treatments is relatively new, it has only been used within the past couple of years.
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