Why hasn't anyone domesticated cheetahs yet? They seem like they'd be basically just a cat version of a greyhound. Sprint really fast for a little while, then just sleep the rest of the day.
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Why hasn't anyone domesticated cheetahs yet? They seem like they'd be basically just a cat version of a greyhound. Sprint really fast for a little while, then just sleep the rest of the day.
@JessTheUnstill I know this was a rhetorical question because cheetahs are awesome, but I got excited because I actually knew the answer. Sadly someone beat me to it. My brain had been misguidedly holding this nugget of information in preparation for this rare moment and I missed it!
But the answer is, they can be tamed, but captivity or generally too close proximity with humans has proven to affect their breeding ability and their limited genetic diversity makes matters worse.