From the 'Metro' newspaper, February 12, 2013
Some dogs like big cats.
Cheetahs are the fastest mammals in the world, but they also are the world's biggest scaredy-cats - so much so that they don't breed easily and are in danger of extinction.
Some zoos are introducing "companion dogs" to serve as playmates and to provide the cats with an example.
In this relationship the dog is dominant, but the zoo is actually looking for dogs that want to be a buddy...dogs worry about their cats, they protect their cats.
A century ago there were 100,000 cheetahs in the world, today there are fewer than 12,000. The species has become extinct in at least 13 countries. Their habitat is swallowed up by developers.
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