With respect to cantacting diseases, the cheetahs live in few groups and sometimes alone(most especially, female cheetahs) and just like we know, they are territorial animals, and with their low population, this simply entells that a diseases attack on a group of Cheetahs is less likely to lead to an epidemic on the cheetah specie. Just like you might have observed writing on these animals, sources have information mixed up most times, Thanks for pointing out a few lapses in information,will do better at the research. Have learnt a lot from your contribution :)
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Although I see what you are saying I still don’t agree. Smaller populations of animals are at huge risk of diseases that will wipe them out. The cheetah has had a extreme reduction in genetic diversity which is called a “bottleneck” that sadly has caused a reduction in sperm quality, focal palatine erosion and they are high susceptibile to the same highly infectious diseases. Sadly, the more we increase our population, habitat fragmentation occurs thus increasing inbreeding, leading to a further loss in genetic diversity. These factors sadly do contribute to high risk of infectious diseases wiping out the population.
Always happy to help out I enjoy your work :)
Now I understand your view, quite a valid argument made, and now am like "yeah!!, she really do know these guys!! :) ".
Hope to catch you someday in the community chat, that will be an ocean of knowledge. Thanks once more, How is Basil?, send my regards :)
Basil is great! Will try and do an update on him soon. You are welcome, glad to of helped :)