Southern desert cat cheetah elusive, recently came under discussion in Niger, Africa, where a hidden camera captured images of rare cats, with its brilliant color and striking looks emaciated.
"I think we were more surprised than pleased when the pictures came because we were the cheetah is in the general area, because we had seen their ratings on several occasions," said John Newby, director general of the Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF), which is part of the team to find the rare cat. "However, the area is so large that taking an animal so rare, as always with good luck and good discernment on the site where the cameras."
Southern leopard is so rare that scientists do not know how to chat to other cheetahs are genetically related, or how many there are. Based on the observations they have made some time of the camera-trap caught between July and August, and animal tracks, they estimate that fewer than 10 persons located in the desert termite and Tin Toumma Niger.
Less than 200 of these cheetahs are likely to exist across the Sahara.
Cats are important for understanding the genetic and biological diversity, how these animals adapt to survive in extreme conditions in the desert is so dry, no standing water may be present.
"They probably meet their water needs by moisture from their prey, and with very effective physiological and behavioral adjustments," said Newby.
Southern cheetah is listed on a review list of the 2009 IUCN Red endangered species.
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