frealfr t1_je6gb9l wrote on March 29, 2023 at 7:19 PM

Wait. They were extinct. These do not exist.

thethpunjabi OP t1_je6gkwc wrote on March 29, 2023 at 7:21 PM

They were locally extinct (extirpation) from India but the Asiatic cheetah subspecies still survives in Iran (though their current situation is bleak and dire). These reintroduced cheetahs belong to the southeast African subspecies. They’re all cheetahs, however.

CanadianAndroid t1_je8nhz8 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:29 AM

Unfortunately, Cheetahs never prosper.

The_Razielim t1_je8rrfe wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:21 AM

That's because of severe inbreeding due to surviving multiple genetic bottlenecking events...

Byting_wolf t1_je9971p wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:29 AM

r/woooosh

frealfr t1_je6kdaa wrote on March 29, 2023 at 7:45 PM

Thank you.

TsunamiJim t1_je7knpu wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:58 PM

Great info :)