cheetahs

By Europeans they are commonly called cheetahs; but the true cheetah, the hunting leopard of India (_Felis jubata_), does not exist in Ceylon.

Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836

Radelet also profiles many entrepreneurs, whom he refers to as "cheetahs," who have transformed the economic landscape in Africa.

Vijaya Ramachandran: Lions, Cheetahs and More: The Potential for Doing Business in Africa 2010

Radelet also profiles many entrepreneurs, whom he refers to as "cheetahs," who have transformed the economic landscape in Africa.

Vijaya Ramachandran: Lions, Cheetahs and More: The Potential for Doing Business in Africa 2010

We'll lose some big cats such as cheetahs because they have insufficient genetic diversity to survive a nasty disease.

Threats to our Future Stephen D. Covey 2008

They would effectively ban "intensive breeding" of listed large predators, such as cheetahs, lions, leopards and wild dogs, for hunting, or to be sold for hunting.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

Although there is a little train which can take you around, we found the dusk walks more interesting, with only a ditch (which disappeared in the dark) to separate us from the animals which were just metres away ... such as cheetahs, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, tapirs, hyenas, etc.

TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

Treasury is their own personal piggy bank. "article in the Lexington Herald-Leader," U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Somerset, is sponsoring a bill to give $5 million a year to conservation groups that work overseas on behalf of endangered 'great cats and rare canids,' such as cheetahs, lions and Ethiopian wolves.

Business Wire Travel News 2010

The Observer's article about "cheetahs" is infuriating and may show some local bloggers in a different light.

Gothamist 2009

Borrowing metaphors from Ghanaian economist George Ayittey, Jim Thomas aims to feed the African "cheetahs" who race forward, seeking solutions for their communities, not the government "vampires" who seize international aid money for themselves or the "hippos" who wait for someone else to solve their problems.

News & Observer: Home Page 2009

Probably the biggest and most unusual surprise of the trip is my encounter with Hemingway, a magnificent cheetah which is being raised at Spier as part of a conservation effort and to educate visitors about the plight of cheetahs in the wild.

'It is South Africa's sheer beauty that I will take away with me' 2011