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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Cheetahs are being reintroduced to India after being declared extinct in the country in 1952. </li><li>The reintroduction effort is aimed at creating a viable population of wild cheetahs.</li></ul>In mid-September, eight African cheetahs were airlifted from Namibia and brought to India, marking the first time the big cat stepped foot in the wild in the country since being declared extinct more than 70 years ago.The reintroduction, which was years in the making, was celebrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on whose 72nd birthday the cats arrived, as well as by other cheetah advocates and scientists."When the cheetah will run again … grasslands will be restored, biodiversity will increase and eco-tourism will get a boost," <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/cheetahs-reintroduced-to-india-after-going-extinct-in-the-country-70-years-ago">Modi</a>, who released the cats into their temporary enclosure, said, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/world/asia/cheetah-relocation-india.html">adding</a>: "Along with these cheetahs, the nature-loving consciousness of India has also awakened with full force."However, some big-cat experts told Insider while they support the idea of reintroducing wild, free-ranging cheetahs to India, the current effort seems more like a marketing stunt — one that's not sufficiently based in science.<h2>Saving cheetahs from extinction</h2>Cheetahs, the world's fastest land animal, were once widespread in India. They were declared extinct in the country in 1952 as a result of hunting and habitat loss."It is the only large mammal that India has lost," S.P. Yadav, secretary of India's National Tiger Conservation Authority, said, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/world/asia/cheetah-relocation-india.html">The New York Times</a>. "It is our moral and ethical responsibility to bring them back."Cheetah populations worldwide are also on the decline, with the total number in the wild estimated to be about 6,500, according to the <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/219/124366642">International Union for Conservation of Nature</a>. The big cats now occupy just 9% of their historical range. The vast majority of the remaining cheetahs are in Africa, while a small amount of the <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-asiatic-cheetahs-environment-/31646781.html">critically endangered Asiatic cheetahs</a>, the same subspecies that used to prowl India, remain in Iran."To save cheetahs from extinction, we need to create permanent places for them on Earth. India has areas of grassland and forest habitat, which are appropriate for this species," Laurie Marker, founder of the <a href="https://cheetah.org/">Cheetah Conservation Fund</a>, which has helped coordinate the reintroduction, told <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/17/india-cheetahs-kuno-namibia/">The Washington Post</a>.The relocated cheetahs include five females and two males between the ages of two and six. The eight cheetahs were dropped off at Kuno National Park, south of New Delhi, where they are being quarantined and observed. The plan is to release the cheetahs into the larger national park, where they can prey on animals like deer and antelope, within a matter of months.The <a href="https://wii.gov.in/images//images/documents/publications/action_plan_cheetah_introduction_jan_2022.pdf">reintroduction plan</a>, which is estimated to cost about $11 million, aims to establish a viable, free-ranging population of cheetahs. The <a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1788373">plan</a> involves ultimately relocating around 50 cheetahs to the country in the coming years.<div type="image" title="Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi watching a cheetah after it was released in an enclosure at Kuno National Park, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022." height="2925" width="1777" msid="94743678" hostid="261" sizebytes="305334"></div><h2>A 'larger version of a zoo'</h2>There are major challenges with reintroducing a large predator to an ecosystem it has been absent from for decades. The cheetahs could face conflict and competition for food with other predators, like leopards, and there may not be enough natural prey to sustain the planned population size.Arjun M. Gopalaswamy, a wildlife and statistical ecologist who researches big cat and large mammal ecology, told Insider that as the plan currently stands, there's not enough space for the cheetahs.Gopalaswamy noted a paper he published in the journal Ecography in 2020 that found the density of a cheetah population, or the number of cheetahs per the amount of space, to be one per 100 sq km. The amount of space set aside for India's cheetahs is 750 sq km. With those numbers, the area would be large enough for only 7-8 cheetahs, not the dozens that are planned."This simply means that the Cheetah Introduction Action Plan has overestimated the number of cheetahs India's reserves can hold by several fold," Gopalaswamy, who is the founder and chief scientist of Carnassials Global, which provides science consulting to governments and NGOs, said. He added that he supports reintroduction efforts, but that the current plan in India "appears to rely almost completely on the cheetahs and their charisma" and that instead, he would like to see "a fully science-based approach."K. Ullas Karanth, the emeritus director of the Bangalore-based <a href="https://cwsindia.org/">Centre for Wildlife Studies</a>, agreed that the current plan was not grounded in science and told Insider it "will not lead to a restoration of a viable population of wild cheetahs, sustaining itself naturally in the long run."Karanth said the population would be augmented by bringing in additional cheetahs and other animals in order to boost the supply of available prey. Such a system, he said, "cannot be called reintroduction at all.""That would be simply a captive population of cheetahs in a larger version of a zoo," he said, calling it "largely a gimmick and a colossal waste of money."Karanth noted that cheetahs have naturally low reproduction rates and even in the best habitats in Africa the vast majority of cheetahs die before reaching breeding age. He said in India the cheetahs will face denser populations of humans and livestock, dogs, and predators like leopards, making their survival even more challenging. "I think the Indian bureaucracy and the 'foreign experts' have sold a 'creaky used car' to the gullible Indian public, media, and political leadership," Karanth said.Some conservationists have also noted that effort would be better spent trying to first save cheetah populations where they are already established but on the decline, before focusing on reintroduction.Still, proponents of the project are optimistic. Yadvendradev V. Jhala, dean of the Wildlife Institute of India and the lead scientist of the reintroduction effort, pointed to the success India has had in boosting other big cat populations, such as <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fd41586-019-03267-z">tigers</a>."The cheetah is a magnificent animal, it's a big magnet for ecotourism," Jhala told <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Fanimals%2Farticle%2Finside-the-controversial-plan-to-reintroduce-cheetahs-to-india">National Geographic</a>. "If you bring in cheetah, the government will put funds into rehabilitating and rewilding these systems, and all the biodiversity will thrive."Marker, the founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, believes that despite potential challenges, she believes the big cats can adapt, <a href="https://cheetah.org/press-releases/cheetah-conservation-fund-and-namibian-government-to-send-eight-cheetahs-to-india-for-introduction-on-17-september/">noting</a> her group has spent 12 years consulting with the Indian government on how to reintoduce the cheetahs."Cheetahs are very adaptable and [I'm] assuming that they will adapt well into this environment," she told <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/17/india-reintroduces-cheetahs-to-wild-after-big-cats-airlifted-from-namibia">AFP</a>. "So I don't have a lot of worries."Have a news tip? Contact this reporter at <a href="mailto:kvlamis@insider.com?inline-read-more">kvlamis@insider.com</a>.

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<ul><li>The <keyword id="18859026" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="amazfit-cheetah-series" source="Orion">Amazfit Cheetah series</keyword> smartwatches have been launched in India.</li><li>The Cheetah series is aimed at runners and comes with a light-weight design.</li><li>The <keyword id="18859028" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="amazfit-cheetah" source="Orion">Amazfit Cheetah</keyword> series is priced at ₹20,999 and is available in two variants.</li></ul> Amazfit has launched the Cheetah series smartwatches in India, after the announcement in June. The Cheetah series, as the name suggests, has been designed for runners. The Cheetah series smartwatches feature a light-weight design, offering a fibre-reinforced polymer middle frame. The material has been used to make it comfortable for the user to wear the watch throughout the day. “Whether it's runners training rigorously for elite-level races or those seeking to enhance their performance while savouring every stride, with the Amazfit Cheetah series, we hope to provide the ultimate experience for every kind of runner,” said Robbie Wu, sales director, Amazfit APAC. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Amazfit Cheetah price and availability" comment="subhead" text="Amazfit Cheetah price and availability"><keyword id="18859850" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="amazfit-cheetah-price" source="Orion">Amazfit Cheetah price</keyword> and availability</cmsannotation> The Amazfit Cheetah series has been priced at ₹20,999. While it is available in a single Speedster Grey colour option, the smartwatch comes in two shapes – Round and Square. The smartwatch will be available from the<a href="https://in.amazfit.com/products/amazfit-cheetah"> Amazfit Online Store</a> and from select offline stores of Helios and Just In Time starting from September 24. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Amazfit Cheetah features" comment="subhead" text="Amazfit Cheetah features">Amazfit Cheetah features</cmsannotation> The Amazfit Cheetah series runs on the company’s Zepp OS 2.0. Customers can select from either a square or a round design based on their preference. While the Cheetah Round features a 1.39-inch HD AMOLED display, the Cheetah Square comes with a 1.75-inch HD AMOLED display. Both the displays offer touch support and come with up to 1,000 nits brightness. <div type="image" title="Cheetah Round" msid="103836707" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Amazfit Cheetah Round&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Cheetah series comes with Zepp Coach, an AI-powered running coach which can create customised training plans based on the user’s traits and goals. It modifies the plans based on the user’s performance over the time. The watch also offers AI chat, allowing users to ask questions to improve their routine. The Cheetah series comes with the company’s MaxTrack technology that uses dual-band circularly-polarised GPS antenna which reduces interference from environmental factors like tall buildings or trees, offering improved accuracy in all kinds of environments. The smartwatches come with the usual sensors such as a heart rate sensor, accelerometer, blood oxygen saturation monitor, sleep tracker and more. The smartwatches offer a battery life of up to 14 days on a single charge. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/motorola-edge-40-neo-launched-in-india-specs-features-and-price/articleshow/103832280.cms">Motorola Edge 40 Neo with with vegan leather back hits the Indian market</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-5-review-price-and-features/articleshow/103760937.cms">Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review – The foldable segment’s bar raised</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/one-cable-to-charge-them-all-what-apples-jump-to-usb-c-means-for-customers/articleshow/103629666.cms">One cable to charge them all – What Apple’s jump to USB-C means for customers</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A video shows three cheetahs killing and beginning to feast on a waterbuck in Kruger National Park.</li><li>Then a pair of crocodiles shimmy up to the cheetahs, who hiss and eventually back away.</li></ul>A recent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g18VqjBbZqM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> taken in South Africa's Kruger National Park shows crocodiles and cheetahs fighting over who gets to enjoy a meaty meal.The video starts with a trio of cheetahs chowing down on a waterbuck, a type of antelope.But, just as the cheetahs begin to dig in, a pair of <a href="https://www.insider.com/police-find-crocodile-200-snakes-dead-man-pennsylvania-home-2023-3">crocodiles</a> saunter up. The cheetahs face off against the crocs as they drag their prey further away from the approaching crocodiles several times. <div type="image" title="screenshot from video of crocodiles approaching cheetahs" height="892" width="1189" msid="100338996" hostid="261"></div>Though cheetahs are much faster than crocodiles, the crocs' persistent intimidation eventually wins them the prey. As the bigger crocodile gets right up to the waterbuck carcass, the cheetahs back away and slowly retreat. <div type="image" title="screenshot form video of cheetahs backing away" height="938" width="1688" msid="100338997" hostid="261"></div>After the crocodiles successfully commandeer the prey, the video shows more crocodiles rolling up to the feast.Watch the entire scene unfold in the video below, featured on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Latestsightings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Latest Sightings YouTube channel</a>:"A total of 12 crocodiles appeared and went for the waterbuck kill," the couple who took the video, Bob and Rosa Swart, said, <a href="https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/predator-vs-prey/watch-cheetahs-lose-hard-earned-meal-to-a-pair-of-marauding-crocodiles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Earth Touch News Network</a>. "However, in the end, only the largest crocodile remained at the carcass, surrounded by vultures and other scavenging birds."The crocs at Kruger National Park are Nile crocodiles, the second-largest crocodile species in the world. They can be scavengers who will feed on discarded carcasses alongside other carnivorous animals, which usually "seem to tolerate each others' presence," according to the <a href="https://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_crocodiles.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">park website</a>.This time, the feeding cheetahs didn't seem to be very tolerant.It's not clear why the cheetahs gave up on dragging their kill away from the approaching reptiles, though weight could have something to do with it. The average adult cheetah <a href="https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/cheetah">weighs</a> up to 125 pounds, while the average adult waterbuck can weigh anywhere from 350 to 660 pounds, <a href="https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/waterbuck" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the African Wildlife Foundation.The foundation also describes the cheetah as a "timid predator," since they often lose their kills to thieving lions, leopards, hyenas, vultures, and jackals.Nile crocodiles have to feed on large carcasses in groups like this, so that they can all hold the dead animal with their jaws to anchor it down while they take turns twisting off large chunks, according to Kruger.

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