WASHINGTON - JUNE 24: Zazi, a mother cheetah, gets a kiss from one of her five 10-week-old cubs during their first public appearance at the National Zoo June 24, 2005 in Washington, DC. The litter of cubs is the second born at the National Zoo in the zoo s 116 year old history.
(Photo : Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Did you know that India used to have cheetahs on its own plains? It might sound strange given that most people think the tiger is the only big cat prowling around in Asia (even though that is very far from the truth).
But as a matter fact, cheetahs once did roam some of the plains in southern India before excessive hunting and habitat loss drove the country s population into extinction. And now, one conservation group has taken up the historical task of reintroducing the speedy predator back.