Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)- Data, Pictures & Videos

[Shir Babr]

(09-12-2018, 05:23 AM)Matias Wrote:

(09-10-2018, 05:17 PM)Shir Babr Wrote: The rarity of this type contradicts the claim that its a favorable mutation. I don't see how the argument of this coloration passing for that of a lioness works.

If possible, please provide an explanation of why you disagree. I would be very pleased, after a good explanatory context, to be able to respond to you with this simple sentence: you are correct!

It's a mutation, not an adaptation. And if this mutation offered any advantages it would be a much more common sighting than one every hundred years, I think. Besides, superficially resembling a lioness wouldn't save a cheetah from unwanted attention from lions, hyenas and maybe even leopards, since it would still be much smaller than an actual lioness. Reply