Where did cheetahs evolve from?

Answer 1

The cheetah originated roughly four million years ago, before any of the other big cats. The oldest fossils have been found in North America in what is now Texas Nevada, and Wyoming. Until the end of the last Ice Age (about 10,000 years ago) the cheetah was common in North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Answer 2

Research suggests they evolved from the same common ancestor as the mountain lion (cougar, puma, what have you) and the jaguarundi about five million years ago. The common ancestor for all living felines lived about 11 million years ago.

Answer 3

Cheetah is a Hindi word which means spotted or variegated body.

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Answer 4

Cheetahs and cougars both evolved from the same common ancestor in North America

Answer 5

Cheetahs evolved originally in North America but became extinct there about 12,000 years ago. They currently live only in parts of Africa and Asia.

Answer 6

Cheetahs originally evolved in North America.

Answer 7

The cheetah evolved in North America and is closely related to the cougar and jaguarundi as they share a common ancestor.

Answer 8

The cheetah originally evolved in North America and is closely related to the cougar and jaguarundi about 6.7 million years ago.

Answer 9

The cheetahs country of origin in America

Answer 10

Cheetahs come from Africa