Why is the cheetah Jane pool small today? Is it because inbreeding and zoos lack of adventurous traits, poor adaptability, or multiple bottleneck events
The small population size of cheetahs today is primarily due to multiple bottleneck events in their history, rather than inbreeding or lack of adventurous traits. Cheetahs experienced several population declines throughout their evolutionary history, resulting in reduced genetic diversity within the species. This reduced genetic diversity makes cheetahs less adaptable to changing environments and more susceptible to various threats. Additionally, the expansion of human activities, habitat loss, poaching, and competition with other predators have all contributed to the declining cheetah population. While inbreeding can occur in small cheetah populations, it is not the primary cause of their small population size today.
