Today the Asiatic cheetah, the elegant subspecies that once graced the royal courts of India, Persia, and Arabia, is all but extinct. In Africa cheetah numbers plummeted by more than 90 percent ...

The modern cheetah species is now much more restricted in range, and there are only a few subspecies that still exist. A subspecies known as the Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus ...

Altogether, 5 subspecies of cheetah have been described: Cheetahs are blisteringly fast and can reach speeds up to 64 miles per hour in 3 seconds, making them the fastest land animals in the world ...