2a. Daily Article -Cheetahs Return to India- UKS2 (9-11).pdf

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3、troduced to India 70 years after they went extinct in the country.Namibia has given eight African cheetahs to India.They were flown from Windhoek,the capital of Namibia,to Gwalior,India on a private jumbo jet.They were then moved by helicopter to Kuno National Park in central India.The eight cheetah

4、s are all aged between two and six years old.The cheetahs were released into special enclosures so that they can adjust to their new surroundings.The plan is to then release them into the sprawling 289-square-mile Kuno National Park in a months time.The park was chosen because it is already home to

5、many animals that the cheetahs can hunt.The hope is that,as apex predators,the cheetahs will help to balance the ecosystem.Theyd do this by hunting the herbivores that would otherwise eat too much plant life.If it all goes well,more cheetahs could soon follow.The iconic cats are well known for their

6、 record-breaking speeds across the plains of Africa.But,what most people dont know is that they once lived across parts of Asia too.Asiatic cheetahs once roamed across much of the Middle East,Central Asia and India.But because of hunting,loss of habitat and lack of prey,its thought only 12 cheetahs

7、now remain in the wild in Asia.There are fewer than 7000 adult cheetahs living in the wild in Africa but their numbers are falling.Dr Jhala Yadvendradev works on the initiativethat reintroduced cheetahs to India.He said:“The goal of our project is to reverse the tide for cheetahs,to slow,then stop t

8、heir decline”.Daily News Animals World News 23rd September 2022Glossaryenclosures Areas of land surrounded by a fence.sprawling Covering a large area.apex predatorsAnimals at the top of the food chain with no predators of its own.initiative A plan for solving a problem.Photo:A cheetah.Did you know?Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on the planet running at up to 70mph!It only takes them three seconds to reach top speed but they cant keep it up for long.Most hunts only last one minute.Cheetahs Return to India after Seven Decadesvisit