A captive cheetah performs a mock run, to keep up with the hunting instinct, in an enclosure at the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo, Namibia. -AFP
OTJIWARONGO, Namibia: Laurie Marker has no doubts about the future of the big cat with the black spots. “Cheetahs are vulnerable, and their survival is in our hands.”
The 62-year-old American living in Namibia since 1991 has devoted her life to saving the fastest land animal on earth, with a top speed of 70 miles (110 kilometres) per hour.
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