Adopt a cheetah

Adopting a cheetah at Paignton Zoo is a great gift idea that will also help us to deliver our wildlife conservation programmes. By adopting a cheetah, your money will make a real contribution to our vital conservation work for cheetahs and many other species.

The cheetah is listed as a Vulnerable species.

Habitat

Open grassland and savannah.

Wild Diet

Impala, springbok, gazelle and other hoofed animals.

Behaviour

The cheetah usually hunts and eats during late morning and early afternoon to avoid competing with other large carnivores. Single cheetahs hunt smaller prey and kill less frequently than groups of cheetahs. Two or more cheetahs can tackle large animals up to the size of zebra or young buffalo, but this is rare.

Breeding

3 - 4 cubs are born after a gestation of 90 - 95 days (3 months). Young cheetahs are dirty white on top and spots emerge before they are 2 months old.

Threats

Hunting and habitat destruction.

Conservation

There is a European Endangered species Programme (EEP) for the cheetah and the captive population in zoos is being managed co-operatively world-wide.

How do I adopt a cheetah?

First choose the adoption package you wish to purchase, see below, and then make your animal selection.

Adoptions apply to the species rather than individual animals. This is because our animals may move to other zoos as part of breeding programmes.

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