Gorgeous predators pictured in the wild

16:08 02 December 2011

Michael Marshall

Roger Hooper's exhibition in support of the conservation organisation WWF, Life in the Wild, features photographs of some of the world's most stunning creatures. Read on for New Scientist's pick of the show.

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Cheetah

Status: vulnerable

The Earth's fastest land animal has disappeared from much of its former range. In Africa, cheetahs remain widespread but thinly scattered, but they have they have vanished entirely from many countries in Asia.

The species is particularly tricky to protect because it is divided into at least five subspecies, each of which needs to be preserved. They are also difficult to breed in captivity.

This cheetah was photographed in the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya.

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