Mysuru zoo receives three African hunting cheetahs from South Africa

Mysuru zoo has received three Cheetahs from Ann Van Dyke Cheetah Centre, South Africa.
Mysuru is the second zoo to house hunting cheetah in India
The cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus,is one of the oldest of the big cat species, with ancestors that can be traced back more than five million years to the Miocene era.
The cheetah is also the world’s fastest land mammal.
It is listed as vulnerable in IUCN red listed species.
It was declared extinct in India in 1952.
The Asiatic cheetah is classified as a “critically endangered” species by the IUCN Red List, and is believed to survive only in Iran.
The Sakkarbaug Zoological Gardens, in Junagarh Gujarat is the first zoo in India to have African Cheetah