African Cheetah
- Recently, Mysuru Zoo in Karnataka has acquired 3 African hunting Cheetah from Ann Van Dyke Cheetah Centre at Johannesburg, South Africa as part of the Animal Exchange Programme.
- Mysuru zoo is the second zoo in the country to house hunting cheetahs after Hyderabad zoo which has a pair of big cats.
- The zoo earlier received African hunting cheetahs from Germany in 2011.
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Prelims Facts Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
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