NEWSLINK: Cheetah family still thriving in Iran - All three cubs have reached 1 year old

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/cheetah-family-iran2013.html

NEWSLINK: Cheetah conservation

Cheetahs
National Geographic
In fact, cheetahs are the most vulnerable of the world's big cats, surprisingly rare and growing steadily rarer. A few centuries ago cheetahs roamed from the Indian subcontinent to the shores of the Red Sea and throughout much of Africa. As fleet of ...

NEWSLINK: Russian circus cheetah attacks boy

Russian circus cheetah attacks boy, 7
The Sun Daily
The injured boy is the son of the animal's trainers, and the big cat attacked him as it was being put back into its cage after a performance, the Vechernyaya Moskva daily reported, citing local police. Russia has a number of poorly regulated travelling ...

NEWSLINK: Tabby cats compared to king cheetahs

Tabby Cats Are Mutants, Study Finds
By Amanda Ferris
Taqpep's mutation is responsible for a blotchy stripe pattern in both domesticated cats and a rare breed of big cat called the King Cheetah, who are often found in South Africa. As for their house cat cousins, more tabbies in Europe have the ...