Cheetah Behaviour

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Course Info

A certificate course for individuals who are interested in learning more about the worlds’ fastest land-based mammal. This is suitable for students of zoology, wildlife conservation, field guides and any individuals who want to understand more about cheetahs and their conservation.

This course will enable you to understand the more subtle aspects of cheetah behaviour and understand some of the threats being faced by this magnificent species, which places them on the IUCN’s ‘Vulnerable’ list.

 

There are 2 options for this course:
1. The standard twelve-month course with a pre-set release date for each unit and assignment due dates. You will have the option to connect with other students in your group.
2. Do It In Your Own Time (DIIYOT) with no pre-set assignment dates, new units are released when your assignment for the previous one is received. The maximum time allowed for completion is 24 months. Students can enrol at any time for either the Standard or the DIIYOT course.

Certificates are awarded on the successful completion of the course.

What the student will learn

  • About the evolution and Social behaviour of the Cheetah. Also the threats to the Cheetah and the conservation efforts being made to bring the Cheetah back from her current IUCN Red list.

Course Content

  • Unit 1
    • Evolution of the Cheetah.
    • Morphology and adaptations.
  • Unit 2
    • Social behaviour.
    • Breeding and reproduction.
  • Unit 3

  • Hunting:

    • Prey preference.
    • Kill rate and retention.
  • Unit 4

  • Threats:

    • Human -wildlife conflict.
    • Habitat loss.

    Conservation:

    • Outreach and education.
    • Livestock guarding dogs.
  • Unit 5

  • Research;

    • Field research
    • Tracking Collars
    • Determining diet

    Cheetahs in captivity
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