Updated April 12th, 2020 at 15:45 IST
Forester shares video of ‘coalition’ of cheetahs, netizens call it 'remarkable'
As cheetahs are an extinct species and authorities are trying to reintroduce it to the Indian land, a forester shared a video of the wild cats.
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As cheetahs are an extinct species and the authorities are trying to reintroduce it to the Indian land, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, Susanta Nanda, recently took to Twitter to share a video of the wild cats. On April 12, Nanda shared the video of a ‘coalition’ of cheetahs with a caption, “Waiting for visa to India”. In the caption, he further went on the explain how the ‘coalition’ of cheetahs is formed when they plan to defend their territory.
Waiting for Visa to India😊
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3)
A group of cheetah is called coalition. Formed to defend their territory against the males of other coalition.
Female cheetahs on the other hand are solitary animals..... pic.twitter.com/H2Q09odfXG
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'Remarkable'
While the video has been viewed more than 5,000 times, several netizens also asked the IFS officer if India is going to see the magnificent creature in the near future. In the comment section, Nanda also replied saying that bringing the cheetahs to Indian land had a lot of legal and diplomatic hurdles, however, it is under ‘active consideration’. One Twitter user also called the ‘coalition’ of cheetah ‘remarkable’. Another user also went on to explain how the animal is not suitable or India.
Very interesting information .
— Shyam Prasad Rao (@ShyamPrasadRao1)
We have never seen Cheetah's hunt as a pack.......er, sorry,....a coalition - your explanation makes it clear as to why .
Any news about the translocation of one of the four African Cheetah's to Indian plains, to replace the extinct sub-species ?
Just remarkable!
— Kaustubh Mazumdar (@kausmazum)
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Looking forward eagerly. Such beautiful and sleek life form. Watching a cheetah in a hunting run in slomo is a treat for the eyes. The way they hold their heads steady, aprint forward, use the tail... everything is so amazing and perfect.
— As the Crow Cries (@iCrowCries)
Their visa is pending and under consideration since a decade, do we see some chance of landing of this magnificent and ferocious animal on Indian soil in near future?
— Dr Abdul Qayum, IFS (@drqayumiitk)
They existed in British India & got extinct largely because of hunting. @pradeepifsmp
It is under active consideration now😊
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3)
It ran into diplomatic & legal hurdles. The decks have finally been cleared. There are many challenges in introducing them. It’s a long process & will be fraught with issues at each stage. Hope we will succeed some day.
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The main cause of extinction of cheetah is destruction of grassland ecosystem (its habitat) followed by its hunting. Grasslands suffered:-
— Pradeep Mishra IFS (@pradeepifsmp)
1.Largescale conversion into Agri. Farmland
2.Heavy encroachment.
Till today, We don't have suitable habitat, We must first focus on it.
We should. We want them to be in India. But we have to protect them and give enough space.
— Tzar Khatri (@tzarkhatri)
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Published April 12th, 2020 at 15:45 IST