Farhadinia MS. 2004. The last stronghold: cheetah in Iran. Cat News 40, 11-14.

Human persecution on cheetah and its prey caused the cheetah population decline after World War II. It disappears from many of its former ranges and was limited to some remote areas in the 80's. Today, in the main desert areas around Dash-e-Kavir at the eastern half of the country, cheetah population is estimate to 50-60 individuals distributed in five areas. Some recent surveys conducted in Estahan and Yazd provinces revealed the presence of the Asiatic cheetah in four areas. The Iranian cheetah society currently works to save the last Iranian cheetah through conservation measures and particularly local education.

La persécution du guépard et de ses proies par l'homme a causé le déclin de la population de guépard après la seconde guerre mondiale. Il a disparu de plusieurs zones de son ancienne aire de distribution et était limité à des zones reculées dans les années 80. Aujourd'hui, dans les principales zones désertiques autour de Dash-e-Kavir de la moitié est du pays, la population de guépard est estimée à 50-60 individus distribués dans cinq zones. Des enquêtes récentes dans les provinces d' Estahan et de Yazd ont révélées la présence du guépard asiatique dans quatre zones. La «Iranian Cheetah Society» travaille actuellement à la sauvegarde des derniers guépards iraniens à travers des mesures de conservation et particulièrement des actions d'éducation locales.

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Farhadinia MS, Absalan H. 2004. Miandasht: New hope for cheetahs in Iran. Cat News 41, 25-26.

As a result of law enforcement in recent years, the gazelles recovered in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, northeastern Iran. In this area, cheetah prey are well presented, and particularly the Persian gazelle. The largest sighted group of cheetahs numbered four, with three the most frequent. Since April 2000 until September 2004, twelve observations have been reported in the area. Some conservation measures are taken by the Iranian Cheetah Society.

Suite au récent renforcement de la loi, les effectifs de gazelles sont remontés au Refuge de la faune sauvage de Miandasht, au nord est de l'Iran. Dans cette zone, les proies du guépards sont bien présentes, et particulièrement la gazelle de Perse. Le plus grand groupe de guépard observé comptait 4 individus, mais les groupes sont plus fréquemment composés de trois individus. De avril 2000 à septembre 2004, douze observations ont été reportées dans la zone. Des mesures de conservation ont été prises par la «Iranian Cheetah Society.

Farhadinia_&_Absalan_2004_New_Hope_for_Cheetahs_in_Iran.pdf

Farhadinia MS. 2007. Ecology and conservation of the Asiatic cheetah in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, Iran. Iranian Cheetah Society; Report, 64 pp.

Established in 1973, Minadasht Wildlife Refuge is the last verified cheetah habitat in Iran, which is located in northeastern country with more than 85000 hectares. The area has been one of the best ranges for the goitered gazelle before 1980s as well as the cheetah, but due to weakening of conservation actions since early 1980s, the area lost most of its gazelle population (more than 90%) and the cheetah was never seen. In winter 2002, the cheetah was reported from the area which drew the attention of the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) for more investigations in the area.

Farhadinia_2007_Conservation_of_the_Asiatic_cheetah_in_Miandasht_WR_Iran.pdf

Farhadinia_&_Hemami_2010_Prey_selection_by_cheetah_in_Iran.pdf

Ferguson M. 1993. Introduction of cheetah into Mthethomusha Game Reserve, South Africa. In International Cheetah Studbook.

Two female cheetahs from the Kapama Cheetah Centre have been released into the Mthethomusha game reserve in South Africa on 14 May 1994. The two females were totally inexperienced and dependent on people for food supply. One of the females was probably killed and eaten by hyenas.

Ferguson_1993_Introduction_of_cheetah_into_Mthethomusha_Game_Reserve_South_Africa.pdf

Fischer F, Gross M, Linsenmair KE. 2002. Updated list of the larger mammals of the Comoe National Park, Ivory Coast. Mammalia 66, 83-92.

In this update of the large mammals in the Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast, the cheetah is extinct since the 60's or 70's.

Dans cette liste remise à jour des grands mammifères du Parc National de la Comoé en Côté d'Ivoire, le guépard est considéré comme éteint depuis les années 60 ou 70.

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Fischer S.  Le guépard court à sa perte. Magazine article, 3 pp.

An article on the conflict between the cheetah and agricultural activities. Any solutions are proposed, like replacing goats with more aggressive cows, isolating youngest calves near habitations and the use of guarding dogs. Conservation education and farmers information programs are described to improve the situation of the cheetah.

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Fitch H, Millard S, Tenaza R. 1985. Cheetahs.  Zoonooz 58, 4-10.

Five North American zoos, each having produced at least six litters at the time the survey was made, were examined and compared. A husbandry questionnaire was used which included questions concerning enclosure types, exposure to other animal species, diet, social groupings, oestrus behaviour, parturition and maternal care.

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Fitch-Snyder H. 1988. Environmental factors influencing captive reproduction of cheetahs.
Supplement to the AAZPA Cheetah SSP Husbandry Manual, 8 pp.

Five North American zoos, each having produced at least six litters at the time the survey was made, were examined and compared. A husbandry questionnaire was used which included questions concerning enclosure types, exposure to other animal species, diet, social groupings, oestrus behaviour, parturition and maternal care.

Fitch-Snyder_1988_Environmental_Factors_Influencing_Captive_Reproduction_of_Cheetahs.pdf

FitzGibbon CD, Fanshawe JH. 1989. The condition and age of Thomson's gazelles killed by cheetahs and wild dogs. J Zool, Lond 218, 99-107.

The condition and age of Thomson's gazelles (Gazella thomsoni) killed by two species of predators were compared. The wild dog, a coursing predator, was predicted to take a greater proportion of young, old and sick animals than the cheetah, a stalker. As measured by the narrow fat content of limb bones, wild dogs captured more Thomson's gazelles in poor condition than cheetah. This appeared to be a consequence of their preference for male gazelles, which were in worse condition than females. Cheetah did not capture fewer young and old gazelles than wild dogs.

FitzGibbon_&_Fanshawe_1989_Condition_and_age_of_gazelles_killed_by_predators.pdf

FitzGibbon CD. 1989. A Cost to Individuals with Reduced Vigilance in Groups of Thomson's Gazelles Hunted by Cheetahs. Animal Behaviour 37, 508-510.

A number of studies have shown that prey animals tend to reduce the amount of time they spend vigilant when associated with conspecifics. The effects of individual vigilance levels on the vulnerability of Thomson's gazelles was investigated in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Cheetahs are there the main predator of the Thomson's gazelle, killing approximately 8% of the adult population each year.

FitzGibbon_1989_Vigilance_of_gazelles_hunted_by_cheetahs.pdf

FitzGibbon CD. 1990. Why do hunting cheetahs prefer male gazelles? Animal Behaviour 40, 837-845.

Cheetahs,  Acinonyx jubatus, in the Serengeti National Park kill more Thomson's gazelles, Gazella thomsoni, than excepted from the sex ratio of the local population. This paper examines whether behavioural differences between male and female gazelles predispose males to higher rates of predation. Cheetahs hunting groups of Thomson's gazelles preferentially selected individuals that were positioned on the periphery of groups, were further from their nearest neighbours, were in areas of high vegetation, were less vigilant and were either in small groups or on their own. As a result, male Thomson's gazelles, which tended to concentrate on the periphery of groups, had greater nearest-neighbour distances, were less vigilant and were found in smaller groups, were more vulnerable than females and were preferentially selected from groups. There was no evidence that males were more vulnerable because they tended to concentrate in areas of high vegetation. Overall, gazelles in groups were far less vulnerable to predation than solitary individuals and the fact that males spent spend so much more time alone than females was another factor contributing to their high risk of predation; although solitary males were actually better at escaping chased by cheetahs than solitary females, the difference in escape ability was not sufficient to offset the high number of attacks experienced by males as a result of their more solitary behaviour.

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FitzGibbon CD. 1990. Anti-predator strategies of immature Thomson's gazelles: hiding and the prone response.
Animal Behaviour 40, 846-855.

The use of hiding and the prone response as anti-predator strategies by immature Thomson's gazelle, Gazella thomsoni, was investigated. Hiding, a behaviour restricted almost entirely to a decreased probability that infants would be found by cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus, at a time when the ability to outrun predators was poor. The period of transition from hiding to active appeared to be a phase of high mortality; although no increase in the ability of fawns to outrun predators with age could be detected, older fawns still spent more time out of hiding, increasing the probability that they would be spotted by predators. Once chased, dropping down out of sight and adopting the prone response associated with a decreased probability of capture. Fawns that dropped down further from approach cheetahs were less likely to be found than those that dropped down when the predator was closer. Since fawns that dropped down had mothers that detected approaching predators further away and more vigilant mothers detected approaching cheetahs at greater distances, increased maternal vigilance had direct payoff in terms of increased infant survivorship.

FitzGibbon_1990_Gazelle_infant_anti-predator_behaviour.pdf

FitzGibbon CD. 1990. Mixed-species grouping in Thomson's and Grant's gazelles. Animal Behaviour 39, 116-1126.

Thomson's gazelles and Grant's gazelles in the Serengeti National Park frequently associate in mixed-species groups. Here the antipredator benefits of such associations are investigated. Compared with remaining as a smaller group of conspecifics, joining Grant's gazelles to form larger mixed-species groups had several advantages for Thomsons's gazelles. One advantage is that they were less vulnerable to cheetahs, one of their main predators, as a result of improved predator detection, the lower success rate of cheetah hunts and the tendency for cheetahs to avoid hunting larger groups.

FitzGibbon_1990_Mixed_Species_Grouping_in_Thomsons_and_Grants_gazelles.pdf

FitzGibbon CD. 1993. Cheetahs and Gazelles: A Study of Individual Variation in Antipredator Behaviour and Predation Risk. Physiol Ecol Jpn 29, 195-206.

The causes and consequences of individual variation in the anti-predator behaviour of Thomson's Gazelles (Gazella thomsoni) in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania were investigated. Adult gazelles showed considerable variation in the level of antipredator behaviour, particularly in the extent to which they associated with both conspesifics and Grant's Gazelles (Gazella granti), the positions they maintained in groups, their vigilance levels in the absence of predators, and the rates at which they stotted when fleeing from coursing predators. All these factors were also shown to influence their risk of predation. Causes of variation included sex, reproductive status, and physical condition. In addition, immature gazelles, particularly fawns, differed considerably from adults in the anti-predator strategies they adopted. Unable to outrun the majority of predators in direct chases, they reduced encounters with predators by spending most of their time in hiding and dropping down, adopting a prone position, when chased.

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Florio_&_Spinelli_1967_Successful_breeding_of_cheetahs_in_a_private_zoo.pdf

Florio_&_Spinelli_1968_Second_successful_breeding_of_cheetahs_in_a_private_zoo.pdf

Foerster_&_Foerster_2008_Cheetahs_leopards_brown_hyaenas_in_Namibia.pdf

Foster_1977_The_Induction_of_Estrus_in_the_Cheetah.pdf

Frame GW. 1976. Cheetah Biology and behaviour.
In Annual Report 1974-75 of the Serengeti Research Insitute, Arusha, Tanzania. Pp. 74-87.

The status of cheetah in the Serengeti ecosystem is considered good, with an estimated population of at least 500. The secrecy of most cheetahs accounts for the apparent scarcity. In the dry season cheetahs concentrate along the woodland edge, and around Seronera, where the density becomes one cheetah per 3 sq.km. - the highest known density of wild cheetahs anywhere in Africa. Optimum habitat is lightly wooded or bushed grassland. Cover is very important for hunting, protection, and shade. Cheetahs prey on whatever is abundant, small, and easily caught; at Seronera this is mainly Thomson's gazelle. Various aspects of behaviour are being studied; these are grouping, spacing, courtship, and development of cub play. Aspects of tourist viewing and management are discussed.

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Frame GW. 1992. First record of king cheetah outside southern Africa. Cat News 16, 3.

The distinctive, but rare, striped coat pattern of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) that is described as the 'king cheetah' is well-known from the northern and eastern Transvaal in South Africa and from contiguous areas in Zimbabwe and eastern Botswana. The king cheetah has never been reported elsewhere in Africa. In 1988 a cheetah skin showing a strong resemblance to the king cheetah of southern Africa was recovered from a poacher in eastern Burkina Faso, West Africa.

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Frame GW, Herbison Frame L. Study on cheetahs and hunting dogs. Report, 1p.

A quarterly short report from the Serengeti Research Institute during January until March. By beginning of January nearly all the Seronera cheetahs had migrated onto the plains in order to follow the gazelles. In February most cheetahs are still away and in march they are still abundant on the plains.

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Frame GW, Herbison Frame L. 1976. Population study of cheetahs and wild dogs.  Serengeti Research Institute Annual Report 1974-5. pp. 129-138. Serengeti Research Institute, Tanzania.

Cheetahs (Acinomyx jubatus) and African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are being studied in the Serengeti National Park and adjacent areas. The purpose of the research is to determine the size and trend of their populations, and to describe the extent of their movements and their ecological requirements. The ultimate objective is to formulate management recommendations for preserving cheetahs and wild dogs within the artificial confines of the park's boundaries. The cheetah population within the Serengeti ecosystem is probably in excess of 250. The high recruitment of young cheetahs into the population indicates either an expanding population or a stable population with high adult mortality. Individual cheetahs are identified by means of a photographic recognition file, which is based on the unique spot pattern on the face of every cheetah. Movements are being studied with respect to season and the availability of prey, water and cover. The maximum known migration distance for adult male and female cheetahs is 40 km. for each. The minimum dry season density of cheetahs around Seronera is about one cheetah per 3 sq. km.

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Frame GW, Herbison Frame L. 1977. Serengeti Cheetah. Wildlife News 12, 2-6.

After four years of fieldwork, the authors find 200 cheetahs in the plains and 300 or more in the rest of the Serengeti National Park. In the dry season cheetahs concentrate along the woodland edge, and around Seronera, where the density increases to about one cheetah per square mile. The population appeared to be increasing, because of it contains a large proportion of young. Further information about the cheetah's social organization and ecological aspects is given as well.

Frame_&_Herbison_Frame_1977_Serengeti_Cheetah.pdf

After four years of fieldwork, the authors find 200 cheetahs in the plains and 300 or more in the rest of the Serengeti National Park. In the dry season cheetahs concentrate along the woodland edge, and around Seronera, where the density increases to about one cheetah per square mile. The population appeared to be increasing, because of it contains a large proportion of young. Further information about the cheetah's social organization and ecological aspects is given as well.

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Frame GW, Herbison Frame L. 1980. Cheetahs: In a race for survival. National Geographic May 1980, 712-728.

In 1973, a 4-year study on the ecology and behaviour of cheetahs in the Serengeti plains in Tanzania was started.  Half to three-quarters of the cubs died during the first three months of life. A male coalition of three animals was observed to have killed an intruder.

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Frame GW. 1980. Cheetah social organization in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania. Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 9-13 June 1980. Session on the Structure and Evolution of Carnivore Social Systems.; 20 p p.

At least 82 percent of the cheetah sightings in the Serengeti were composed of lone adults, mothers with cubs, or sub-adult littermates who had not yet separated. Cheetah cubs were born in all months of the year. Mean litter size was 3. By 23 months of age all females had separated from their littermates, but males littermates sometimes stayed together for 5 years or longer. Females had home ranges of about 800 square kilometres, which largely overlapped those of their mothers and sisters. Females actively avoided each other, but they were not territorial. Young adult males emigrated from their mother's range. Some adult males were territorial, which territories of 12 to 36 square kilometers. Adult males who were not littermates sometimes joined together. About half of the adult males lived in groups. Among adults there were twice as many females as there were males; this is partly due to some males being killed in fights with other male cheetahs. The forming of social groups by half of the adult male cheetahs seems to be a strategy of gaining strength in numbers for competing with other male cheetahs.

Frame_1980_Cheetah_social_organization_in_the_Serengeti.pdf

Frame GW. 1984. How cheetah cubs learn to hunt. Swara 6, 8-9.

Description of the development of the hunting behaviour of cheetah cubs in the Serengeti plains. Through play and imitation, cheetah cubs learn how to kill their own prey. At the age of 11 months, they regularly participated in stalking and chasing gazelles. They separated from the mother at the age of 13-20 months. Litter mates often stayed together for several months more. At the age of 23 months, all females were solitary, but the males stayed together for several years.

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Frame GW. 1984. Cheetah. In Macdonald D (ed). The encyclopedia of mammals. Equinox Ltd, Oxford. Pp. 40-43.

Encyclopaedia text on cheetahs including information on distribution. The ecology of the species is illustrated with examples from the Serengeti plains.

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Frame GW. 1984. Cheetah male cooperation: test of a mutualism model.
1984 Animal Behavior Society Meeting, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington, August 13-17, 1984.; 15 pp.

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) data from our Serengeti field study were used to test Wrangham's model of the effects of the intraspecific mutualism on group composition. Wrangham predicted that when mutualists have negative effects on the reproductive success of other conspecifics (interference mutualism) they should comprise close mutualism, but about 1/3 of these coalitions did not fit the "close fit" prediction. When males have close kin they may prefer them, but often there were no close kin with which to incorporating this constraint.

Frame_&_Herbison_Frame_1984_Cheetah_male_cooperation.pdf

Frame GW, Herbison Frame L. 1986. Cheetah research: progress report. Report, 2 pp.

Frame & Frame describe their observations and progresses they made with their cheetah observation of one year now. Their file is still growing steadily, indicating that far more cheetahs use the Seronera area than suspected. They are continually refining their criteria for estimating the age of wild cheetahs in the field. Data collected during the past year are now being analyzed.

Frame_&_Herbison_Frame_1986_Cheetah_Research_Progress_Report.pdf

Frame GW. 1986. Comments on the Caro and Laurenson project proposal. Report, 1 p.

Frame_1986_Comments_on_the_Caro_and_Laurenson_project_propopsal.pdf

Frame GW, Herbison Frame L. 1993. Serengeti cheetahs. Swara 16, 14-16.

Unlike many other places, Serengeti National Park is an animal paradise where cheetahs survive relatively well. However cheetahs always seemed rare. Throughout most of the rest of Africa, cheetahs seem to disappear rapidly. In our surveys in several West African countries in the years 1991-92, we found that cheetahs are gone from most places. One last stronghold in eastern Burkina Faso, where the complex of protected areas around "W" National Park and the proposed Arli National Park provide an adequate-sized area for the cheetah population to survive. But poaching of cheetahs and their prey remains a serious problem throughout West Africa and everywhere the cheetahs are very shy.

Frame_&_Herbison_Frame_1993_Serengeti_cheetahs.pdf

Frank J, Saffoe C. 2005. Breeding management strategy for cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. Animal Keeper's Forum 7/8, 393-397.

It is no shocking revelation to any animal keeper that cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are very difficult to breed in captivity. Many cat species reproduce poorly in zoos, but cheetahs seem to have more challenges, ranging from poor genetic variability and gamete malformation to behavior nuances that complicate husbandry practices. At the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park (SNZP) we have been trying hard to overcome these obstacles and breed cheetahs. Although we cannot control their genetic situation we can manipulate our management to increase the potential for creating optimum breeding conditions.

Frank_&_Saffoe_2005_Breeding_management_strategy_at_Smithonian.pdf

Frazer Sissom DE, Rice DA, Peters G. 1991. How cats purr. J Zool, Lond 223, 67-78.

We measured purring in unrestrained intact pumas, cheetahs and domestic cats. Domestic cats, Felis silvestris f. catus, purr at a frequency of 26.3 ±  1.95 (S.D.) Hz. The frequency at midexpiration exceeds that at mid-inspiration by 2.4 ± 1.3 Hz. Purring frequency for individuals does not change with age. Purring can occur simultaneously with other vocalization. Two-channel acoustic measurements confirm that the primary mechanism for sound and vibration production is a centrally driven laryngeal modulation of respiratory flow. The diaphragm and other muscles appear to be unnecessary for purring other than to drive respiration.

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Freeman AR, Machugh DE, McKeown S, Walzer C, McConnell DJ, Bradley DG. 2001. Sequence variation in the mitochondrial DNA control region of wild African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Heredity 86, 355-362.

Five hundred and twenty-five bp of mitochondrial control region were sequenced and analyzed for 20 Acinonyx jubatus and one Felis catus. These sequences were compared with published sequences from another domestic cat, 20 ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) and 11 margays (Leopardus weidii). The intraspecific population divergence in cheetahs was found to be less than in the other cats. However, variation was present and distinct groups of cheetahs were discernible. The 80 bp RS2 repetitive sequence motif previously described in other felids was found in four copies in cheetah. The repeat units probably have the ability to form secondary structure and may have some function in the regulation of control region replication. The two central repeat units in cheetah show homogenization that may have arisen by convergent evolution.

Freeman_et_al_2001_Genetic_variation_in_wild_cheetahs.pdf

Friedmann Y. 2005. The Global Cheetah Forum. Animal Keeper's Forum 7/8, 366-367.

The Global Cheetah Forum (GCF) is a neutral, global forum which aims to support and facilitate the efforts of cheetah conservationists worldwide, through communication, collaboration and integration. Its goals are to facilitate open dialogue between the role players and stakeholders in cheetah conservation, to assist in problem solving, encourage and support sound scientific research on cheetah, provide a link between ex situ and in situ cheetah conservation programmes and promote the interests of cheetah conservation globally.

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Funaioli U, Simonetta AM. 1966. The mammalian fauna of the Somali republic: Status and conservation problems. Italian Journal of Zoology 74 (Suppl.), 285-295.

In this article about the mammalian fauna in the Somalia Republic, the authors affirm that the cheetah Acinonyx jubatus velox number have strongly decreased in these last years. Although the species has never been very common in the country, it has now disappeared from the more settled areas. It is now scarce even in its stronghold along the Kenya border. Some recommendations are proposed to protect the existing fauna.

Dans cet article sur la faune mammalienne de la République de Somalie, les auteurs affirment que les effectifs de guépard Acinonyx jubatus velox ont fortement diminué au cours de ces dernières années. Bien que l'espèce n'ait jamais été très commune dans le pays, elle a maintenant disparu des zones les plus anthropisées. Elle est aujourd'hui rare même dans les bastions le long de la frontière du Kenya. Une série de recommandations est proposée afin de protéger la faune existante.

Funaioli_&_Simonetta_1966_Status_and_conservation_problems_of_mammals_in_Somalia.pdf

Funaioli U, Simonetta AM. 1985. Nomi vernacolari degli animali in Somalia e denominazioni corrispondenti in latino, inglese ed italiano (Primo elenco) - Vernacular names of Somali animals with correspondent Latin, English and Italian denominations (First list). Firenze: Istituto agronomico per l'oltremare. 15 pp.

The present paper has been prepared mainly with practical aims. During our research work in Somalia we have become convinced of the need to know the Somali vernacular names of animals. Books and periodicals referring to Somalia are often plagued by mistakes in the translation of animal names. Almost all names have been collected or checked in the field during our many visits to Somalia. We obtained names mainly from local hunters or other people living in the field.

Funaioli_&_Simonetta_1985_Vernacular_names_of_Somali_animals2.pdf

The present paper has been prepared mainly with practical aims. During our research work in Somalia we have become convinced of the need to know the Somali vernacular names of animals. Books and periodicals referring to Somalia are often plagued by mistakes in the translation of animal names. Almost all names have been collected or checked in the field during our many visits to Somalia. We obtained names mainly from local hunters or other people living in the field.

Futehally_et_al_1983-1985_Correspondence_about_the_reintroduction_of_Cheetahs_in_India.pdf