Cheetah (Asiatic Cheetah by CatLover)

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Asiatic Cheetah

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Creator: CatLover

Keywords: Real Animals

Date Released: Nov 3rd 03
Current Asiatic Cheetah.ZTD dated 1 August 2003

File Size: 1.7 MB

Description: The Asiatic Cheetah - Acinonyx venaticus, was hunted to near extinction by the European and Asian royalty. Their beautiful pelt was a symbol of wealth and was worn proudly. Although the pelt was not coveted as that of the Leopard, these cats were almost completely destroyed.

The Asiatic Cheetah was formerly widespread across Southwest Asia, but is now found only in the Kavir desert region of Iran, where its numbers are estimated at just 30-60.

It's habitat consists of desert, much of it with precipitation of fewer than 100 mm per year. The terrain ranges from plains and saltpans to eroded foothills, and rugged desert ranges that rise to an elevation of up to 2,000-3,000 m. The vegetation, if any, consists of a sparse cover of shrubs, most less than one meter tall. Gazelles were preferred prey but they have now become scarce through over-hunting and replacement by livestock. Cheetahs are generally solitary or may occur in small groups as mother and cubs or male coalitions.

The Asiatic cheetah is threatened indirectly by loss of prey base through human hunting activities, and directly because it is considered to be a threat to livestock.

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Additional info:

Asiatic Cheetah.ZTD                   uca: AA708057 dated 1 August 2003

Results From Configuration Checking:

aa708057.uca date: Fri Aug 01 10:41:38 2003
*** Warning: The [] section is unnecessary and could be removed.
***** Error: LCID is set to 1030 but [1030] section does not exist.
*** Warning: Sum of family, genus, and animal id/type values are < 0.
*** Warning: uca/ai file contains the word 'Undefined'.
*** Warning: BehaviorSet sections contain duplicate lines.
Animal Type: AA708057

Asiatic Cheetah

The Asiatic Cheetah - Acinonyx venaticus, was hunted to near extinction by the
European and Asian royalty. Their beautiful pelt was a symbol of wealth and
was worn proudly. Although the pelt was not coveted as that of the Leopard,
these cats were almost completely destroyed.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Desert; Location: Asia
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 97.
Preferred shelter: Rock Cave.
Animal can jump.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Palm Tree, Joshua Tree, Quiver Tree, Prickly Pear Cactus, Saguaro Cactus
Broadleaf Bush, Monkey Puzzle Tree (DD), Sand Bush (NA), Doum Palm Tree (NA)
Yucca Tree (ES), Agave Cactus (ES)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Desert Rock - Formation
Medium Desert Rock (DD), Small Desert Rock (ES), Large Desert Rock (NA)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 1-4 with 50 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 100 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 100 grid squares):
75 Sand, 15 Dirt, 5 Brown Stone, 5 Gray Stone

Foliage (for exhibit with 100 grid squares):
2 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Sand Bush (NA)
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 2 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 100 grid squares):
1 Medium Desert Rock (DD), which is its most liked rock.

Elevation: Of the 100 squares, 0 nonadjacent squares should be elevated.