A lot of fun creatures dwell in caves, from cave spiders to the orange crocs and even a whole range of eyeless beasties . However, one species not typically found in caves is cheetahs, but a host of their mummified remains has been discovered inside a cave in Saudi Arabia. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Cheetahs were once widespread across the Arabian Peninsula but have lost around 98 percent of their original historic range. Inside the cave, part of the Lauga cave network in northern Saudi Arabia, the team found the remains of seven naturally mummified cheetahs, alongside skeletons amounting to 54 more individuals, as well as examples of their prey.

The oldest specimen of skeletal remains found in the cave wa

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