Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may trigger fights among predators By Associated Press Published November 7, 2023 4:04 pm By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer ...

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A new study finds that endangered cheetahs are more likely to hunt at dawn and dusk on hot days, which increases their odds of conflict with other nocturnal predators.

But what happens when these lightning-fast hunters come together? Welcome to the world of the Cheetah Coalition, where individual predators form powerful alliances to hunt and survive.

Unfortunately for endangered cheetahs, that sets them up for more potential conflicts with mostly nocturnal competing predators like lions and leopards, say the authors of the paper.

A new study finds that endangered cheetahs are more likely to hunt at dawn and dusk on hot days, which increases their odds of conflict with other nocturnal predators.

A new study finds that endangered cheetahs are more likely to hunt at dawn and dusk on hot days, which increases their odds of conflict with other nocturnal predators.