By: quagga

quagga — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:49:26 +0000

I have collected animal skins for about 40 years, and am known in that field. Never anything illegal, I stick by the laws, but I had the opportunity about 15 years ago to purchase a skin of a king cheetah. The seller wanted $50,000. If I had it, I would have paid it, but that was way out of my budget. It was a natural death from a cheetah sanctuary, he had documentation for me that it was not collected from the wild. Had photos at one time, but no longer have them (isn’t that always the way?). I had known the seller for a long time, so maybe I had first crack at it. But, just couldn’t swing that kind of money. Where that skin ended up I have no idea. I have never ever seen any specimens mounted or in museums.

By: lukedog

lukedog — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:33:45 +0000

I remember being fascinated as a youngster watching a couple who sold all they owned to travel over Mozambique in a hot air balloon , in search of this elusive Cheetah.
It wasn’t even sure if it existed. I hope they were involved in its eventual proof of existence.

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