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One of the world’s last Asian cheetahs died in Iran on Tuesday, sparking a wave of grief among Iranians who fell in love with the young cat, who was born in captivity in 2022.
“Pillows, who was admitted to the Central Veterinary Hospital for kidney failure on Thursday, died after receiving dialysis,” state-run IRNA news agency reported.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Pilouz and all efforts to save him have failed,” said hospital director Dr Omid Moradi.
Young Pirouz (“Victory” in Persian) has been a national pride since he was born in a shelter in eastern Iran in May 2022.
The event was welcomed when Iran had only 12 Asian cheetahs, an endangered species, left, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Since his hospitalization, many netizens have expressed their feelings on social networks. “Pillows are the only source of happiness for the country,” one of them tweeted. said he feared the eventual “extinction” of the
Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world and can reach speeds of 120 km/h. It is still found in parts of southern Africa, but has virtually disappeared from northern Africa and Asia. One of the last countries in the world to have Asian cheetahs in the wild, Iran launched a UN-backed conservation program in 2001.
