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| Cheetah in India died of cardiac failure - report | |
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| India reintroduced cheetahs last year - nearly 70 years after they went extinct | India reintroduced cheetahs last year - nearly 70 years after they went extinct |
| A cheetah has died in India's Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh state, the second in less than a month. | A cheetah has died in India's Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh state, the second in less than a month. |
| The cause of death was cardiac failure, according to a preliminary autopsy report. More details are awaited. | |
| Officials at the Kuno National Park told Down to Earth that the cheetah, named Uday, was struggling to walk before its death. | |
| It was one of 12 big cats that were brought to India from South Africa in February. | It was one of 12 big cats that were brought to India from South Africa in February. |
| India reintroduced cheetahs last year, more than 70 years after the animal was declared officially extinct in the country. | India reintroduced cheetahs last year, more than 70 years after the animal was declared officially extinct in the country. |
| On 27 March, a female cheetah who was part of the first batch of animals brought from Namibia had died of a suspected kidney ailment. | On 27 March, a female cheetah who was part of the first batch of animals brought from Namibia had died of a suspected kidney ailment. |
| The reintroduction of cheetahs in India has generated excitement and any news related to them has been making headlines. | The reintroduction of cheetahs in India has generated excitement and any news related to them has been making headlines. |
| Eight Namibian cheetahs - five males and three females - were translocated to India last year amid fanfare. | Eight Namibian cheetahs - five males and three females - were translocated to India last year amid fanfare. |
| The world's fastest cat is returning to India | The world's fastest cat is returning to India |
| Cheetahs born in India 70 years after extinction | Cheetahs born in India 70 years after extinction |
| Twelve more cheetahs were brought to India from South Africa in February. They were all first kept in a controlled quarantine zone at the park in Kuno before being released into the wild. A team of forest officials and doctors have been tracking and monitoring their movements. | Twelve more cheetahs were brought to India from South Africa in February. They were all first kept in a controlled quarantine zone at the park in Kuno before being released into the wild. A team of forest officials and doctors have been tracking and monitoring their movements. |
| The country also welcomed the birth of four cheetah cubs on 29 March. They were born to one of the females that came from Namibia last September. | The country also welcomed the birth of four cheetah cubs on 29 March. They were born to one of the females that came from Namibia last September. |
| India's environment minister, Bhupendra Yadav, had announced the news, calling it a "momentous event". | India's environment minister, Bhupendra Yadav, had announced the news, calling it a "momentous event". |
| Cheetahs have great symbolic value in India as they are part of many folktales. But it is also the only large mammal to become extinct since independence in 1947. | Cheetahs have great symbolic value in India as they are part of many folktales. But it is also the only large mammal to become extinct since independence in 1947. |
| Hunting, diminishing habitats and non-availability of enough prey - black buck, gazelle and hare - were the main reasons for the extinction of the cat in India. During British rule, cheetahs were also eliminated through bounty hunting because they were entering villages and killing livestock. | Hunting, diminishing habitats and non-availability of enough prey - black buck, gazelle and hare - were the main reasons for the extinction of the cat in India. During British rule, cheetahs were also eliminated through bounty hunting because they were entering villages and killing livestock. |
| Wildlife experts have welcomed the reintroduction of the animal in India but some have also warned of potential risks to them from other predators and not having enough prey. | Wildlife experts have welcomed the reintroduction of the animal in India but some have also warned of potential risks to them from other predators and not having enough prey. |
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