Talk:Cheetah

Line 28 of Characteristics section: "capable of overtake" should be "capable of overtaking". I would edit but I don't have access. Lightheat (talk) 21:02, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

@Lightheat:  Done, thank you.—Odysseus1479 21:28, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

My pleasure :) Lightheat (talk) 08:09, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Unlike African wild dogs, cheetah populations remain stable even with the increase in lion density in the area and despite the high risk of juvenile mortality.

Population density of African wild dogs decreases when lion population density increases in a given area. This indicates that they actively avoid such regions.

In contrast, the population density of cheetahs does not decrease with the increase in the population density of lions.

Cheetahs stay 100 m away from lions when they see them, and their mainly solitary nature attracts little attention. Large and noisy packs of African wild dogs tend to attract much more attention from lions.

When lions kill all of their cubs, female cheetahs can reproduce again just two weeks later, whereas by also killing mainly adult African wild dogs, the latter find it much harder to recover.

While 32% of African wild dogs (Either cubs or adults) are killed by lions, adult cheetahs are rarely killed.

But in the case of mothers with cubs: Why would cheetahs stay in regions with a higher population density of lions? Possibly because, with well-hidden denning areas close to water sites for their cubs, the benefits would outweigh the risks, making it worthwhile to stay.

https://www.science.org/content/article/carnivorous-ballet-helps-cheetahs-coexist-lions#:~:text=A%20study%20published%20in%20the%20*Journal%20of,the%20noisy%2C%20conspicuous%20packs%20of%20wild%20dogs

https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12231 LeandroPucha (talk) 05:44, 28 February 2026 (UTC)