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Nature Episode 18.10 Cheetahs in a Hot Spot
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Nature Episode 18.10 Cheetahs in a Hot Spot

Episode Premiere
February 6, 2000
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Thirteen
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/
Episode Premiere
February 6, 2000
Genre
Documentary
Period
1982 -
Production Co
Thirteen
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/

Cheetahs in a Hot Spot takes viewers to Namibia, one of the world’s richest cheetah habitats, for a remarkable look at these graceful hunters. It follows six gangly young cheetahs as they come of age in the desert wilderness of Etosha National Park, where they learn the essential hunting and social skills that will enable them to rear families of their own. But the documentary also captures the sobering challenges that other cheetahs face on nearby livestock ranches, where farmers routinely trap and kill the cats to reduce attacks on their herds. And the NATURE special profiles the courageous work of cheetah rescuer Lise Hanssen, who is creating alternatives to the deadly rivalry between rancher and predator.