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Ulmer FA. 1957. Cheetahs are born. American's First
Zoo:7.
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1956 at the Philadelphia Zoo's a female cheetah
gave first birth in captivity to three babies. She refused the babies and all
died. The chances were better for the second litter, when she was most
attentive. The big question is: Why did this cheetah breed? Nutrition is
probably the important factor.
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Ulmer_1957_Cheetahs_are_Born.pdf
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UNEP-WCMC. 2003. Checklist of
mammals listed in the Cites appendices and in EC regulation 338/97 UNEP-WCMC;
Report nr JNCC Report No 342.
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The current status of the
cheetah in the countries of its known distribution is provided with data source
references.
Le statut actuel du guépard dans les pays où sa
présence est avérée est fourni avec les références des sources de données. |
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UNEP_&_WCMC_2003_Checklist_of_mammals_listed_in_CITESapp_-_Cheetah.pdf
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Vallat C. 1971. Birth of three
cheetahs at Montpellier Zoo. Int Zoo Yb 11:124-5.
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Conditions are described that
led to a birht of three cheetahs in 1968. In spite of temperatures often below
freezing and including several days of snow, the three developed perfectly, not
using the heated shelters which had
been provided.
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Vallat_1971_Birth_of_three_cheetahs_at_Montpellier_Zoo.pdf
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Van de Werken H. 1967. Vorläufiger Bericht über
Geparden (Acinonyx jubatus) in Zoologischen Gärten und in Afrika -
Preliminary report on cheetahs in zoos and in Africa. (unknown):1-6.
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In December 1966
questionnaires sent to 80 Zoos in the world, concerning number, age, breeding
and cause of death of cheetahs in captivity. In the course of the following
three months 62 completed questionnaires kept in the collection during the
period 1945 through January 1967. The following data are therefore based on
information received from 44 Zoos. (In German).
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Van_de_Werken_1967_Preliminary_report_on_cheetahs_in_zoos_and_in_Africa.pdf
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Van de Werken H. 1968. Cheetahs
in Captivity: Preliminary report on cheetahs in zoos and in Africa. Zool Garten
35(156):161.
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In December 1966
questionnaires sent to 80 Zoos in the world, concerning number, age, breeding
and cause of death of cheetahs in captivity. In the course of the following
three months 62 completed questionnaires kept in the collection during the
period 1945 through January 1967. The following data are therefore based on
information received from 44 Zoos.
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Van_de_Werken_1968_Preliminary_report_on_cheetahs_in_zoos_and_in_Africa.pdf
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Van der Walt P, Grisham J. 1989. Memorandum of understanding between Directorate of Nature Conservation
and Recreation Resorts Department of Agriculture and Nature Conservation
Namibia/South West Africa, and Species Survival Plan (SPP) for cheetah of the
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA).
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The purpose of this MoU is to formalize an agreement between the
signatories ot enter into a collaborative project of which the goal is to preserve
and conserve the worldwide population of cheetah through a multidisciplinary
conservation program both in the wild and in captivity. The Directorate of
Nature Conservation and Recreation Resorts and the Department of Agriculture
and Nature Conservation Namibia/South West Africa have agreed to place a number
of opportunistically captured "problem animals" in the Species
Survival Plan of the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums.
The animals will be used to enhance significantly the SSP's masterplan of
reserach and propagaiont which ultimately can and will provide reinforcement of
wild populations of cheetah.
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van_der_Walt_&_Grisham_-_Memorandum_of_understanding_-_Cheetah.pdf
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van Syckle SJ. 1995. The
cheetah in W National Park, Niger, West Africa PCV - Tapoa, Park W Niger; 15 p.
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The following study was
performed in the 1990s in W National Park, Niger, one of the last protected
areas in West Africa where cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are still found.
The purpose of this study was to establish a base of information on the cheetah
population in the park and its reserves: estimated number of individuals,
migration pattern, preferred prey and habitat, and relationship with herders
and villagers. It was intended to be a preliminary effort, in hopes of
encouraging further studies of the cheetah in Niger and other areas.
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van_Syckle_1995_Cheetah_in_W_National_Park_Niger.pdf
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van Valkenburgh B. 1996.
Feeding behavior in free-ranging, large African carnivores. J Mamm
77(1):240-54.
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Carnivores exhibit a diverse array of teeth, including peg-like
incisors, elongate canines, blade-like carnassials, and rounded, bunodont
molars, all of which are presumed to be adapted for particular functions, such
as slicing flesh or cracking bones. The validity of these presumed correlations
between form and function was explored in a field study of feeding behaviour in
four sympatric species of free-ranging African carnivores; African lion (Panthera
leo), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta),
and wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Based on videotapes of feeding behaviour
on carcasses of ungulates, the associations among use of teeth, motion of jaw,
action of neck, use of paws, and type of food were compiled. There were
significant interactions between use of teeth and type of food, and use of
teeth and action of neck, in all species. Skin tended to be cut with the
carnassials in associations with a slight pull, whereas muscle was more likely
to be pulled from the carcass by the incisors. Bones usually were cracked with
the premolars in hyenas and the postcarnassial molars in wild dogs. Repeated
chewing motions were most common in all species when eating the toughest foods,
i.e., skin or muscle in combination with bone. The association between use of
teeth and type of food was not perfect; sometimes skin was cut with incisors
and bones were cracked with carnassials. This apparent lack of precision in use
of teeth suggests that selection will likely favour specialisations for
particular functions in teeth other than those that are the primary tools for that
purpose.
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van_Valkenburgh_1996_Feeding_behavior_in_African_carnivores.pdf
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van Valkenburgh B, Theodor J,
Friscia A, Pollack A, Rowe T. 2004. Respiratory turbinates of canids and
felids: a quantitative comparison. J Zool , Lond 264:281-93.
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The respiratory turbinates of
mammals are complex bony plates within the nasal chamber that are covered with
moist epithelium and provide an extensive surface area for the exchange of heat
and water. Given their functional importance, maxilloturbinate size and
structure are expected to vary predictably among species adapted to different
environments. Here the first quantitative analysis is provided of
maxilloturbinate structure based on high-resolution computed tomography (CT)
scans of the skulls of eight canid and seven felid species. The key parameters
examined were the density of the maxilloturbinate bones within the nasal
chamber and how that density varied along the air pathway. In both canids and
felids, total maxilloturbinate chamber volume and bone volume increased with
body size, with canids having c. 1.5-2.0 times the volume of maxilloturbinate
than felids of similar size. In all species, the volume of the
maxilloturbinates varies from rostral to caudal, with the peak volume occurring
approximately midway, close to where airway cross-sectional area is greatest.
Interspecific differences among canids or felids in maxilloturbinate density
were not consistent with adaptive explanations, i.e. the densest
maxilloturbinates were not associated with species living in arid or cold
habitats. Some of the observed variation in maxilloturbinate form might reflect
a need for both low- and high-resistance pathways for airflow under alternative
conditions.
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van_Valkenburgh_et_al_2004_Respiratory_turbinates_of_canids_and_felids.pdf
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Vandermey N. 2005. Cheetah
conservation Botswana. Animal Keepr's Forum 7/8:371-4.
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A new organization called
Cheetah Conservation Botswana was looking for volunteers for a minimum
one-month time period. Botswana has one of the largest free-ranging cheetah
populations remaining, but local farmers still persecute them and consider them
pests. This paper is a diary and
describes the work of a volunteer.
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Vandermey_2005_Cheetah_conservation_Botswana.pdf
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Vaneysinga CR. 1970. A note on
keeping cheetahs under winter conditions. Int Zoo Yb 10:144-6.
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Prehistoric ancestors of our
modern feline forms survived at least two cold stadial phases in Europe. As
temperatures continued to fall, gradual changes to the diet were made so as to
raise the proportions of concentrate and fats. No signs of physical discomfort
were observed. The cooler temperatures appeared to stimulate the animal's
activity. The ability to adjust to climatic changes is apparently still present
in the modern forms of Acinonyx.
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Vaneysinga_1970_A_note_on_keeping_cheetahs_under_winter_conditions.pdf
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Vereshchagin NK. 1959.
Cheetah. In Strelkov AA (ed). The mammals of the Caucasus - A History of the
Evolution of the Fauna. Moskva - Leningrad: Izdatel'stovo Akademii Nauk SSSR; pp.
277-279.
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In the Caucasus, cheetahs were first revealed in Middle
Pleistocene strata of the Apsheron Peninsula. Its preferred biotopes in its
distribution area is described. There are no documentary data on the occurrence
of the cheetah in Caucasus in historical times. Some pictures of cheetahs have
been found. The cheetah is mentioned in books giving some evidence of its
presence in Russia during the 11th-12th centuries, trained for hunting and in
another adjoining countries during the 14th and the 15th century. The
disappearance of the cheetah from Transcaucasia and southern Asia is explained
by the depletion of steppe ungulates and the intensive pursuit of young
cheetahs for training.
Dans le Caucase, les guépards ont d'abord été
retrouvés dans la strate du Pléistocène Moyen de la Péninsule Apchéron. Son
biotope préféré dans son aire de répartition est décrit. Il n'y a pas de
données documentées sur la présence du guépard dans le Caucase au temps
historique. Des dessins de guépards ont été retrouvés. Le guépard est mentionné
dans plusieurs livres apportant la preuve de sa présence en Russie pendant le
11e et le 12e siècle où il était entraîné pour la chasse et dans d'autres pays
proches pendant le 14e et le 15e siècle. La disparition du guépard de la
Transcaucasie et au sud de l'Asie est expliquée par la diminution des ongulés
des steppes et la poursuite intensive des jeunes guépards pour l'entraînement. |
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Vereshchagin_1959_Cheetah.pdf
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Verschuren J, Heymans JC, Delvingt W. 1989. Conservation in Benin - with the help of the European Economic
Community. Oryx 23(1):22-6.
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The cheetah appeared to have
increased since 1985.
Les effectifs de guépard semblent avoir augmenté
depuis 1985. |
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Verschuren_et_al_1989_Conservation_in_Benin.pdf
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Vestal BM. 1975. Oaklahoma
City Zoo Nursery Records. Report.
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Letter to Laurie Marker with appendix of different Nursery Records
of cheetahs, Medication Records, Laboratory Request, Breeding & Behaviour
Summary and an Autopsy Protocol from the Oaklahoma City Zoo.
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Vestal_1975_Oaklahoma_City_Zoo_Nursery_Records.pdf
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Vitaud C, Flach EJ, Thornton SM,
Cappello R. 1998. Clinical observations in four cases of feline spongiform
encephalopathy in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). European Association of
Zoo- and Wildlife Veterinarians (EAZWV), Second scientific meeting, May 21-24,
1998. 1-7. 1998. Chester, United
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The clinical signs
shown by four cheetahs which were diagnosed as having
spongiform encephalopathy are presented. Chronic,
progressive ataxia initially involving the hindlimbs,
but later the forelimbs also was consistently seen.
Some of the animals also had postural difficulties,
hypermetria and muscle tremors. All showed some
degree of central nervous involvement, but the pattern
of signs varied. The signs observed included a change
in behaviour, hyperaesthesia to sounds, ptyalism,
prominent nictitating membranes and blindness. No
abnormalities were detected on clinical examination,
routine haematological and biochemical investigations.
Radiography and myelography were carried out on
three animals. Two showed no abnormalities and one
had fused thoracic vertebrae, but these did not
impede passage of contrast medium in the spinal
canal.
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Vitaud_et_al_1998_Feline_spongiform_encephalopathy_in_cheetahs.pdf
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Volodina EV, Volodin IA. Bioacustical features of self-esteem in the
cheetah. Ref Type: Unpublished Work
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We revealed some of the vocal
indicators of the internal state in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in
captivity. The sounds were recorded from 6 males, 8 females and 14 juveniles
from 5 litters in Moscow Zoo from 1984 to 1992. The cheetah's vocal repertoire,
the comparison of adult and juvenile sounds, and the dependence of the social
role are described.
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Volodina_&_Volodin_-_Vocalisation_in_cheetah.pdf
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Von Aarde RJ, Van Dyk A. 1985. Inheritance of the king coat colour pattern in cheetahs Acinonyx
jubatus. J Zool , Lond 209:573-8.
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The fortuitous breeding of
King cheetahs at the De Wildt Cheetah Research Center gives conclusive evidence
that Acinonyx rex simply represents an unusual colour variant of Acinonyx
jubatus. Consistency in the coat colour pattern of nine King cheetahs born at
the Centre, and the pattern of inheritance thereof, suggests that it is
controlled by a recessive allele at a single autosomal locus. The typical change
of the spotted pattern to blotches is probably homologous to a mutation at the
tabby locus of the Domestic cat.
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Von_Aarde_&_Van_Dyk_1985_Inheritance_Of_The_King_Coat_Colour_Pattern.pdf
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von Wolff JF. 1955. Beasts
of Prey (Carnivora): Felids. In:von Wolff JF, editor. Mammals of Ethiopia and principal reptiles. Ethiopia: Minister of
Agriculture for Ethiopia; p 10-14.
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The cheetah is briefly
described and its distribution in Ethiopia is provided.
Le guépard est brièvement décrit et sa distribution
en Ethiopie est présentée. |
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von_Wolff_1955_Mammals_of_Ethiopia_-_Felidae.pdf
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