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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christina Larson

Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may up conflicts among Africa's big cats.

Briana Abrahms

Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer weather, a new study finds.

Unfortunately for endangered cheetahs, that sets them up for more potential conflicts with mostly nocturnal competing predators such as lions and leopards, say the authors of research published Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

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