Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Searches of historical books and newspaper archives found stories alleging cheetahs — both wild and captive — have killed humans.

It has long been alleged that there are no verified cases of wild cheetahs killing humans, with social media users and multiple publications all making the claim. For example, on Dec. 25, 2025, a ...

Searches of historical books and newspaper archives found stories alleging cheetahs — both wild and captive — have killed humans. For example, some 19th century newspaper articles reported on ...