The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition
By Shihab Al-Din Al-Nuwayri (excerpt)
Aristotle said: “A cheetah is a cross between a lion and a panthress, or a panther and a lioness.” It is said that if a cheetah has a difficult pregnancy, any male cheetah that sees her will take care of her and share the fruits of his hunt. When she is ready to give birth, she secludes herself in a place that she has prepared and remains there until she teaches her young how to hunt. The cheetah is proverbial for its sleepiness.
Al-Jahiz said, quoting Aristotle: “If a cheetah is afflicted with the disease known as cheetah-strangler, it may eat some dung and thereby be cured.” And they say that there is no animal the size of a cheetah that falls so heavily and shatteringly upon the back of its prey. The females are more refractory and bold than the males. Modesty is part of its nature, such that if a man runs his hand along the body of a female cheetah, she will remain calm until his hand approaches the vulva, at which point she will grow agitated and angry.
Maverick Mist 
Wow, he is damn serious!
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Yeah he was such a poseur. 🙂
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Amazing creature and photo.
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Thanks, they are impressive looking. 🙂
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Caro Amico buona nuova settimana 🙂
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Grazie. Ahimè, la candela di notte è quasi bruciata. Avere una grande settimana cara. 🙂
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I recently visited a zoo in a major country town (Dubbo) where the Cheetah enclosure is quite large (as are most of the enclosures). The brother and sister Cheetahs were the most remarkable I’ve ever seen. What magnificent creatures they are, Maverick.
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Thanks Carolyn. They’re working expanding the big cat enclosures here. Truly are magnificent animals. 🙂
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Great shot! They are impressive looking …and very, very fast!
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Thanks, this one always seems to be in this same spot, watching.
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