Ancient DNA reveals that the American cheetah was actually closer to pumas, ranged into Arctic Yukon, and may have regularly ...

Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet ...

Ancient DNA studies have rewritten the family tree of the "American cheetah," Miracinonyx trumani. Genetic evidence shows ...

With their slender bodies and long front legs, Miracinonyx trumani—often nicknamed the "American cheetah"—was long thought to ...

From about 2.5 million years ago to 16,000 years ago, a big cat roamed the open grasslands of North America. Its fossils show a streamlined body, long legs, and large nostrils, suggesting an animal ...

A new study has analyzed mummified remains of cheetahs in Saudi Arabia caves. The results could help reintroduce cheetahs to ...

They may look similar at first glance, but their spots, body shape, gait, claws, habitats and hunting techniques reveal ...

Here’s how medium-sized animals, like the cheetah, occupy an optimal balance between muscle size and body mechanics. Being the largest or having the longest limbs doesn’t guarantee the title of the ...

With the help of 3D modeling technology, a team of veterinary experts successfully carried out a rare spinal surgery on an 11-month-old cheetah cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them.