Acinonyx


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Related to Acinonyx: genus Acinonyx, Acinonyx jubatus
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Noun1.Acinonyx - cheetahsAcinonyx - cheetahs        
genus Acinonyx
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Felidae, Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
Acinonyx jubatus, cheetah, chetah - long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
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Cryptococcosis in captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus): two cases.
Pneumonia by Cryptococcus neoformans in a goat in the Southern region of Brazil/Pneumonia por Cryptococcus neoformans em um caprino na regiao Sul do Brasil
WHAT is the more common name for the large wild cat Acinonyx jubatus?
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Common large carnivores include lion (Panthera leo), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), leopard (Panthera pardus), African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), and spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta).
Analysis of the Spatial Relationship between Cattle and Wild Ungulates across Different Land-Use Systems in a Tropical Savanna Landscape
Minimum prey and area requirements of the Vulnerable cheetah Acinonyx jubatus: implications for reintroduction and management of the species in South Africa.
The foraging ecology of reintroduced African wild dog in small protected areas
The subspecies "Acinonyx jubatus venaticus", commonly known as the Asiatic cheetah, is critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, mostly due to past hunting.
Cheetah supporters fight off three threats to animal
The key affected species, Asiatic Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List was subject to impact analyses.
ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF ROAD NETWORKS AT LANDSCAPE SCALE USING SPATIAL ROAD DISTURBANCE INDEX (SPROADI)
The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus), has disappeared in major parts of its mountainous habitats in west Asia.
Predation of montane deserts ungulates by Asiatic cheetah Acinonyx jubatus venaticus in Central Iran
Millard, "Fecal corticoid metabolite measurement in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)," Zoo Biology, vol.
Circadian Rhythm and Stress Response in Droppings of Serinus canaria
(2012) did not find positive associations for jaguars, Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) and cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775), respectively.
The effect of visitor number and spice provisioning in pacing expression by jaguars evaluated through a case study/O efeito do numero de visitantes e do provisionamento de especiaria na expressao do pacing por oncas-pintadas avaliado por estudo de caso
Quackenbush, "Multicentric T-cell lymphoma associated with feline leukemia virus infection in a captive Namibian cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)" Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol.
Benign Pigmented Dermal Basal Cell Tumor in a Namibian Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Before the turn of the last century large mammals like lion (Panthera leo), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and the desert lynx were fairly common in the southern part of the desert.
Mammalian Diversity in Thar Desert Habitat of Tharparkar District, Sindh, Pakistan

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