Tourists in Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve witnessed a heart-stopping chase between two apex predators on Friday. Two ...

So, cheetahs are known to abandon their hunt even though their body temperatures remain relatively stable when chasing their prey. Cheetahs hunt a wide variety of prey, mainly small to mid-sized ...

Only when the cheetah is close enough to be confident of a kill will it risk expending energy in an exhilarating but draining test of speed. On average, every second chase results in a kill.

Image above: Resident female cheetah, Pobe, recovers from a failed chase. I think people naturally root for the underdog, so perhaps that’s why Pobe, a 7-year-old female cheetah quickly became ...