"No one is sure when the idea of cheetah dogs started, but Anatolian shepherds helped advance it. The San Diego Zoo was given a pair of cheetahs in 1981 on the condition they be given dogs because they were used to them." [more inside]
posted by ursus_comiter on May 9, 2013 - 24 comments

Cheetahs off-leash at a racetrack. (Spoiler: the cheetahs catch the lure.)
posted by asperity on Dec 17, 2012 - 36 comments

Look at those baby cheetahs After a touch-and go birth, The National Zoo has some new baby cheetahs. [more inside]
posted by angrycat on May 25, 2012 - 28 comments

Tampa's Big Cat Rescue celebrates a Thanksgiving feast (via)
posted by The Whelk on Nov 24, 2011 - 35 comments

Cheetah woman - lion man, big cat whisperers. [more inside]
posted by nickyskye on Apr 24, 2011 - 11 comments

Even Ocicats In Hats Do It! How does this extraordinary woman know her cat is gay? Well: People ask me why I think my cat is gay, and it's really hard to explain in words. If you hang out with him at all, it becomes obvious. His effeminate, overdramatic affectations speak volumes. He will go from languid, swishy posturing to screaming hysterics for no apparent reason, and then will fall over in an apparent swoon. If he is, he's certainly not alone (predictably, even Guinean cocks-of-the-rocks do it). Giraffes are thought to be the gayest of all mammals but cheetahs seem to run a close second.[Please scroll down a bit. Requires Real or QuickTime. First link via Andrewsullivan.com.]
posted by MiguelCardoso on Jul 5, 2002 - 21 comments