{
  "id": 6287994,
  "title": "The American “cheetah” wasn’t a cheetah at all",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-american-cheetah-wasnt-a-cheetah-at-all",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:58:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260907201558.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The extinct “American cheetah” was not really a cheetah at all, but a puma relative with an unexpectedly flexible lifestyle. Fossils from the Yukon suggest northern populations survived partly by eating fish, possibly including salmon, while southern cats hunted on land.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}