In Iran, many people are currently concerned about the health of a young cheetah named “Pirouz”. The 10-month-old Asiatic cheetah, whose species is in danger of extinction, is being treated for kidney failure in the capital Tehran.
Iran’s environmental protection agency said Monday in Iran’s Etemad newspaper that if the big cat’s condition worsens, he will need daily dialysis.
“Pirouz” (the name means victory) was born last year at a zoo in Iran’s Semnan province to two other cheetahs by caesarean section. The animals’ mother then disowned her young, his siblings dying just a few days after birth. “Pirouz” was raised by animal caretakers. After that, according to reports, the first health problems developed.
There are only a dozen of the species left
Asiatic cheetahs are almost extinct today, the last animals live in Iran. According to Iranian authorities, only a dozen of the endangered cheetah species remain. Iranian environmental and animal rights activists have been warning for years about the extinction of the cat species. A UN project is also committed to preserving it.
Source: Krone
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