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Giving Membership Buy Tickets Sand Cat Sahara
Giving Membership Buy Tickets Sand Cat Sahara
Fifteen-year-old Sahara (aka Sarah), the world’s fastest
Fifteen-year-old Sahara (aka Sarah), the world’s fastest
Co-written by Shasta Bray and Chelsea Wellmer “Is that a house cat?” This is a question we hear often from guests observing our sand cats, Najah and Saddie, in our Night Hunters building. While the sand cat sure does look a lot like a domestic house cat in size and dare I say, cuteness, it […]
The Sand Cat Sahara Team during their field expedition
Facts Latin Name: Dicronorhina derbyana Range: Sub-Sahara
It is well documented that cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour and can accelerate from zero to sixty in just 3.4 seconds. At the Cincinnati Zoo, in normal non-COVID times, guests have the opportunity to witness this remarkable feat at the Kroger Cheetah Encounter. […]
cheetahs running (check that out here) and our cheetah Sahara