Cheetahs did prosper...in Saudi Arabia

MUMMIFIED remains of seven cheetahs have been discovered in caves after nearly 2,000 years.

- BY STEPHEN BEECH

MUMMIFIED remains of seven cheetahs have been discovered in caves after nearly 2,000 years.

The find shows at least two subspecies of the predators inhabited the Arabian peninsula, where they are thought to have become extinct in the 1970s.