3 African Animals That Would Obliterate North American Ecosystems

[@ParistheParasaurolophus]

There are already nile crocodiles, nile monitors and african rock pythons in florida.

[@TsukiCove]

Yes there are, hopefully they are not there to stay

[@randomcommenter1433]

Correction: Burmese pythons.

[@Dev_D3v]

But I think American crocs and American alligators out compete the Nile croc

[@mudturtle4040]

​@@randomcommenter1433there is or was a breeding population of african rock pythons but I think it's been extirpated by now.

[@Specogecko]

I wouldn’t say Nile crocodiles are present in Florida, only a couple very small and young individuals have been found once and were removed. There is no evidence of any adult individuals or an establishment breeding population ever existing in Florida.

[@kevinpoe8137]

Considering that North America once its own “cheetah”, the African cheetah look likely just fill the niche the American “cheetah” left behind; the cape cobra is an interesting choice; the African wild dog would likely fill a similar niche to that of wolves and would integrate into the North American ecosystem rather well

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

Yup. Cheetah wont ruining, just fill the niche that previously lost

[@dg20120]

I don’t think cheetahs would handle fences all that well. The cape hunting dogs would likely go the way of the wolf if it killed too many sheep or cattle.

[@TheVvolfgang]

​@dg20120 sheep is a distinct possibility but I'm not sure they take things as large as cattle (calves are obviously on the table) whereas wolves take bison...?

[@JayMac-kj9kt]

@@dg20120 North America would make a nice breeding station for cheetahs and as their population expanded, we could send them back to their depleted areas, of course we would put tracking collars on them. Peace and brother love to you and all.

[@arkprice79]

​@@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 I 100% agree

[@ethandollarhide7943]

Another Extremely Dangerous thing about Cape Cobras: They have the power to turn good TV shows into bad ones. One of them killed Flower the Meerkat and the show became absolute garbage after she died.

[@justapillow2443]

Meerkat manor?

[@tobiasedwards2643]

@@justapillow2443yes

[@mishuncompree1362]

​@@justapillow2443 You know it.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

@@mishuncompree1362 Yeah, it’s a sad story. Meerkat Manor is also a cautionary tale of humans intruding the privacy of meerkats. Hope for the best, former viewers! It turned into total garbage after Flower the meerkat was eaten by a hungry cape cobra and the show never looked back.

[@Jetryder223]

Loved that show

[@tobiasgund8048]

I mean, every single time Hippos might be an answer, they can pretty much take over every moderately warm river ecosystem

[@shedrackjassen913]

damn right🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@angrymaniac53]

​@@TheSupremeGamer503 lol you think snapping turtles would do something when hippos goes around bullying Nile Crocs 😂

[@TheSupremeGamer503]

@@angrymaniac53 I mean, is there a difference between austioderms and an animal that Litterally has pure hard armour for a body.

[@TheSupremeGamer503]

@@angrymaniac53 not only that, but when a snapping turtle bites on to something? It will not let go. You have literally kill it to make it let go.

[@TheSupremeGamer503]

@@angrymaniac53 it’s bite is faster then a hippo could react, and depending on where the bite happens, can and will cause severe nerve damage.

[@kevinwilt3918]

All of these animals would thrive until winter.

[@brownskin1oo]

Exactly

[@Ispeakthetruthify]

I hope you realize that many of the iconic animals that inhabited North America at one time: Big cats, saber-toothed cats, elephants/mammoths, gompotheres, etc, etc, etc...originated in Africa. And over time, had no problem adapting to the colder climates of Eurasia and North America. Even other animals like ground sloths, from the warm climates of South America, had no problem adapting to the colder regions of North America.

[@kevinwilt3918]

It took millions of animals and thousands of years for those African animals to adapt to cold weather and wander to,North America. It did not happen overnight. A cheetah or cape dog is not a snakehead fish or asian carp.

[@Ispeakthetruthify]

@@kevinwilt3918 My point is: These warm weather animals did indeed adapt and thrive in colder climates all over the world. Given time, and adequate habitat(space/prey species/vegetation), these species could easily adapt again. But of course in today's world, we don't have those things,

[@hungryforlunch]

Or if one of em tries their luck with us humans 🔫

[@kobiiboksireficul]

Btw , Cheetahs in Namibia and getting protected by Kangals! They work with the heard and just scared of cheetahs instead of making the owners kill the cheetahs when they see them. And they reduced livestock losses by 80% so they don't need to kill the Cheetahs, just by having a Kangal or Kangals! Love this for them!!! ( And Kangals are awesome)

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Yes that program was started by Laurie Marker previously Laurie Black, our families were friends I have known her since I was a child. She ran the Wildlife Safari in Southern Oregon which is the premiere cheetah breeding program in the world.

[@buckslayer5612]

​@@deanfirnatine7814 he'll yeah tell them they're fuckin epic people

[@buffAsh195]

Awesome 🙏

[@eastsidereviews727]

I know we probably shouldn't do it, but honestly, for the future sake of the Cheetah, it may come down to introducing it to areas outside of Africa and allow the species to fully bounce back. I would also nominate Australia, but that place is like Florida and already has too many introduced, invasive species. Maybe in a state like Arizona, Texas, or Utah could support a small and managed Cheetah population.

[@sarantissporidis391]

I think that there is an effort to reintroduce cheetah in Iran.

[@Specogecko]

@@sarantissporidis391there’s already cheetahs in Iran… but they’re on the brink of extinction as it’s were the last handful of asiatic cheetahs exist

[@sarantissporidis391]

@@Specogecko I have read that there's actually no real genetic diversity between African an Asiatic cheetahs, so the Iranians are thinking of enriching the asiatic population with imported cheetahs. I can't verify if that's true though.

[@Specogecko]

@@sarantissporidis391 there is phenotypic differences that are adaptations to their respective native environments that are more important than genetic variation when it comes to deeming them different. Asiatic cheetahs do need genetic supplementation to have a chance of surviving long term thus other cheetah subspecies should be used to supplement asiatic populations once there is sufficient habitat and recovery is possible.

[@Specogecko]

@@sarantissporidis391 you would need to stop the threats that are causing cheetah numbers to decline to begin with. If ur unable to support the current asiatic cheetah population, introducing more individuals will just increase competition pressures and be counterproductive

[@GraniteGhost778]

Honestly I'm not convinced cheetahs would actually be a problem. Considering how decimated American predator populations are, cheetahs seem like they'd fit in. Heck, we're even starting to see Jaguars in N. America again, so it isn't like we haven't had big cats before.

[@arkprice79]

I have to agree with you @Aettaro

[@french_toast223]

To save the cheetah we should bring it to NA

[@arkprice79]

@@french_toast223 yeah

[@kokotomenance344]

Jaguars have already had a historical prescence in the States, and it just seems like they’re reclaiming their former range really

[@EternalEmperorofZakuul]

Maybe taking over the niche left by the American cheetah

[@KonradvonHotzendorf]

Wolves and Bears would steal from Cheetahs I think they could find a slot but not dominate. They need large ranges

[@Shigeru0508]

You know the number of wolves living in the southern US? It´s almost insignificant, they would rarely encounter each other. And bears don´t even life in open areas were the cheetah would like to reside.

[@4bidden1]

Yea cheetahs would thrive

[@greyjay4690]

​@@Shigeru0508grizzlies live in open range!

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

@@4bidden1 and perhaps live more comfortably than do in African savannah, despite still harassed by coyote and vulture or raven

[@4bidden1]

@@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 yes. There numbers are dwindling and and they literally never attack humans, they should be introduced to America for the sake of there own survival

[@dragonfirestronk]

I think the genetic bottlenecking of the cheetah would leave it vulnerable to new diseases in the US - particularly mange being more prevalent than in its African home - weakening it and sapping its energy quicker than perhaps a cougar would. I think it would do much better in Australia given much of the landmass is ecologically similar, its main rival would be the dingo and would likely quickly excel at taking wallabies, kangaroos, rabbits and perhaps even Emu.

[@arkprice79]

I'm not so sure if cheetahs really would obliterate North American ecosystems as they only live in open grasslands and feed on herbivores like antelope, which are a close size to deer and pronghorn Keep in mind that this animal evolved in North America

[@migueljardim8177]

Which animal evolved in North America?

[@TsukiCove]

Yes the dramatic words are just for the youtube algorithm. I think they would do well in the open grassland areas but apart from that they would struggle and they would not do well further north.

[@arkprice79]

@@migueljardim8177Cheetahs 🐆

[@Specogecko]

Idk if cheetahs exactly evolved in North America, the genetic relationship between old world cheetahs and the American cheetah is quite unclear, and is likely not to be close. The American cheetah may have been more closely related to pumas rather than cheetahs

[@t-works3643]

I would try to reintroduce cheetahs. It would help to reduce deer population, and livestock can be guarded by the dogs. They are trying it in Africa. But the reintroduction of wild dogs will be catastrophe.

[@samuelkiral5867]

You forgot about the most dangerous african animal, Darth Vader

[@TsukiCove]

how could i be so stupid

[@johntodd3910]

@@TsukiCoveyou’re not stupid I love painted dogs I like how you show video on them attacking wildebeests Would wildebeests destroy North America

[@isaiahnaegi645]

I don't get it

[@johntodd3910]

@@isaiahnaegi645 about what?

[@MastodonMann]

@@isaiahnaegi645the dude who voiced Darth Vader was black

[@chrislowe8212]

A cheetah in Texas would solve the hog problem

[@Amb252]

Facts them hogs gotta go

[@jamesknapp64]

I think the hogs would feed on Cheetahs.

[@Vikface1978]

So calming to listen to…. No matter the subject ❤ Thanks 🙏

[@KingArthur101]

I remember when you had 3k subs so great to see your channel grow to where it is now

[@ChiTownOriginator]

The cheetah would get stomped by wolves, mountain lions, bears, bison, moose, elk, etc. And cheetahs are mostly solitary. They'd fit right in, not obliterate the ecosystem.

[@bonesawmcgraw9728]

Love this series.

[@TsukiCove]

i thought it was time to bring it back :)

[@MrMickthemonster]

Honestly if you put a picture of your voice next to a picture of professor Brian Cox's voice And I'd have a hard time picking them out of a lineup haha cheers for the videos mate love your work 😂😂

[@isaiahnaegi645]

I read on a blog/rank that Painted Dogs have an 87% success in killing while Wolves have 17%

[@bradleyboyer9979]

It depends on the type of wolves. African painted dogs also have a much more ample supply of prey.

[@savagefurry]

Throw in the fact that wolves more often travel in smaller packs compared to wild dogs and the ratio evens out a bit.

[@hotepsalam]

@@bradleyboyer9979yeah but the population of wolves far outweigh the wild dog

[@BigBrotherTheWatcher1984]

The Asiatic wild dogs also have similar success rate, they even share habitats with grey wolves.

[@tyleryoung9150]

there's a few things wrong with this data cause it doesnt account for the different styles. Wolves hunt in smaller packs, and most of their hunts are relatively quick, whereas these pups hunt in bigger groups and are marathon runners. So yeah technically their hunts are more successful but the wolves dont need as many successful hunts and make plenty more attempts throughout the day.

[@Drawwithauto]

Love your content!

[@TsukiCove]

I appreciate the support :)

[@TommyBoggs-cq4te]

Ayo! We need to make the cheetah, cape cobra, and African wild dog as best invasive friends in North America.

[@TumeloMogotlane]

Great video and i would appreciate if you make part two.

[@darthnick427]

I feel like cheetahs would do pretty well in the southern united states but I don't think they would be as destructive other African animals. I assume they would primarily hunt deer and pronghorn as you mentioned while leaving carrion opportunities for many species. They would still likely get bullied off of prey by bears, wolves, and cougar. There would still be threats to them but not as severe as their home turf and they wouldn't be able to expand their territory north due to the colder climate limiting their range. I think it largely would depend on how big of a dent a population of cheetah would be putting in white tailed deer population. I would be interested to see a small reserve experiment with a cheetah control group to see how much impact they would have on the white tailed deer population sample size. If nothing else it could help with breeding a healthier population to be rereleased back to africa.

[@marquesbowden0130]

4:00 I live in Texas and you're right about the deer population. Also in the hill country in Central Texas, black buck were introduced and multiplied, providing a great food source with little or no competition (coyotes are too small unless they run in packs, wolves live in the northern states, and cougars are stockier but more elusive). 7:53 this is another animal that would do well in the southern United States but they would also attack livestock. Larger guard dogs like the great Pyrenees or Anatolian Shepard dogs may deter them since they're considerably larger.

[@EstebanMataVargas]

Very informative and surprising. I was sure they were going to talk about leopards, lions, and hyenas.

[@desktop5212]

Honestly, I think cheetah may not even survive long in North American, let alone cause huge ecosystem issues. Firstly, cheetahs have almost no fat layer, that means they can't store much energy and have to hunt very often. The north American winter could easily cause great famine to them. Secondly, most of north American is too cold for them. Even Texas temperature is colder than their homeland and most of cheetahs, if not all, will be killed by froze or hunger in a winter storm like 2021 one. Thirdly, the current cheetahs have very low gene diversity compared with other large carnivore in Africa, that means they could be more vulnerable to the disease in the new land.

[@Specogecko]

I would presume leopards would have a good chance in North America, but may directly compete with puma populations. Leopards already are quite flexible in terms of niche partitioning as they already coexist a large predators in their natural African and Asian distribution, as well as inhabit large variation of habitats with different prey species, environmental conditions, and landscapes. In addition they seem to more tolerant to human disturbance when compared to other large predators

[@kristianschuff1723]

Most of a leaporss competition aren't good cimbers so they would often drag their kills up a tree. Only issue is bears are amazing climbers

[@adamowen366]

@@kristianschuff1723 yes, in NA you'd be adding competition that is on a level playing field with leopards. Bears and Mountain lions would both be able to access a leopard's kill. Lynx and bobcats could also swipe some kills if they are sneaky enough.

[@Specogecko]

@@kristianschuff1723 large adult bears are often not very good climbers (in comparison to a big cat) A bears ability to climb is relative to its size. You’ll rarely see large bears climbing tees because most trees are not ideal for them to climb. Leopards coexist with sloth bears which are a bit smaller than black bears. I don’t think bears would be an issue as they are t much of an issue for pumas either. Lions are good climbers it’s just more difficult due to their size.

[@Specogecko]

@@adamowen366 leopards are larger then pumas, secondly leopards coexist with bears in their range in Asia, and likely even coexisted with different species of bears in the past. Large bears are bad climbers, only smaller black bears can efficiently climb a tree.

[@kristianschuff1723]

@@Specogecko that is objectively false all bears do climb trees how frequently they do so varies but it is something they will do.

[@Nealetony]

Bring on the cheetah apocalypse.

[@timokarff6162]

I also think some fo the Old World camels would do really well in the Southwest. Maybe they are already? After all, camelids evolved in North America and thrived from the Eocene to the Pleistocene, with giant forms like Titanotylopus, Megacamelus, Aepycamelus, Oxydactylus etc.

[@Specogecko]

They have been in the past but failed to establish populations. Although it wasn’t due to a “introduction effort” rather just abandoned (similar to how they ended up in Australia but with a different outcome). I know bacterial camels were released in British Columbia during the gold rush, and survived for many years in the wild. I believe dromedary camels were also present in North America for some time in the past after being abandoned (somewhere in the southern states, I think Arizona?) but no longer exist.

[@Specogecko]

The bactrian camels in British Columbia were called the “Cariboo camels” if you’re interested in checking it out. I feel like bacterial camels could have potential in North America, if they were introduced to the right environment.

[@IvanIvanoIvanovich]

@@SpecogeckoDromedary camels were brought to the US in the 1850s for the purposes of military patrols between Texas and California. Those in Texas fell into Confederate hands on the outbreak of the Civil War while those in California were sold at public auction. Some from both sources were released and formed feral populations into the early 1900s. The legend of Red Ghost relates to one if these camels.

[@Specogecko]

@@IvanIvanoIvanovich interesting to know!

[@corrycottle1072]

I think the African cheetah would fit in well in the north American plains. I dont see it becoming a problem as far as population and predation goes.

[@Coolbluedude21112]

Requested: 3 amphibians that can deal with the cold

[@mechalovessquirrels]

Great but will they adapt to the cold ?

[@Ispeakthetruthify]

Many former warm weather species had no problem adapting the cold. Lions, tigers, saber-toothed cats, elephants, ground sloths, etc, etc, etc,,...

[@christianbontempo8859]

I think dromedary camels (Even if they are domesticated, but they do originate from North Africa and the Middle East) would thrive well in the US if introduced. It would also be kinda fitting since camels did originally evolve in North America. Zebras might also be adept to living in America too, as would Lions. I bring up camels, zebras and lions because their ancestors did live in North America during the Last Ice Age. As did Tapirs, Capybaras and Llamas, which live in South America today.

[@IvanIvanoIvanovich]

There were several feral populations in the southwest into the early 1900s that descended from the US Army's failed camel corps experiment.

[@Ispeakthetruthify]

Yeah, camels originated in North America along with horses/donkeys. Zebras are in the donkey family, so they'd be another species "coming home" to North America so to speak. And llamas(guanacos) are just small, hump-less camels, and are one of the last remnants of the camel family in the Americas, since the last ice age extinction.

[@jimroberts3009]

Yes, theory has it that the Pronghorn evolved to run so because of the now extinct American Cheetah.

[@Mz.Montana1015]

The wild dogs are so savage I remember doing a report on them in school

[@llobe86]

The painted dog was a great selection!

[@varanus5622]

The thought of painted dogs in North America is legitimately terrifying. Also, I'm glad I got to learn more about cape cobras. I only found out about them recently thanks to Chandler's Wildlife. I got to see one at the Phoenix Herpetological Society and they are one of the most beautiful snakes on the planet. Judging by this video, they're also one of the coolest.

[@YaseenOmarMotala]

Leopard , Hippo , Cape Buffalo

[@Blinkzy.]

love youre vids keep em coming oh and im british

[@E-Man08]

Ngl, there are quite a few animals that would be a problem to the North American ecosystem.First ones I thought about: hippos, elephants, hyenas, Lions, black mamba and Cape buffalo. I think Leopards would be problematic as well. I could see Giraffes Being an annoyance too.

[@samrizzardi2213]

Daniel P. Mannix, author of _The Fox and the Hound_ , kept a cheetah named Rani which was trained to hunt coyotes

[@Specogecko]

Cheetahs would struggle in North America as they have quite high mortality rates in there Home range and are quite sensitive to environmental conditions. I don’t think suitable conditions would exist to support a cheetah population without human intervention

[@TheAntichrist84]

You could do the most abundant wild species on the planet or specific regions

[@brandoncruise6398]

I don’t think a cheetah would make a huge difference. Most of the mammals that exist today existed during the time when cheetah-like animals roamed North America (Miracinonyx trumani). Pronghorns have a historical, motivational reason for being so fast over long distances. Their ancestors’ lives depended on it. They also lived alongside American lions, jaguars, cougars, sabertooth cats, wolves, dire wolves, hyenas, numerous bears, primates, and bear dogs. If you ever wonder why honey badgers, wolverines, and bison are so aggressive…… look who their neighbors used to be 😂.

[@markgilbertjr413]

I’m pretty sure cheetahs have more than 10% of their kills stolen. Love the video

[@mixedbylmg]

The logic kinda falls apart when you say a cheetah already existed and died out lol.

[@dustytailstudios]

I'd also say Secretary Birds might thrive in some southern states due to their diet of snakes. Their Stomp is ablento kill cobras,so they might actually be beneficial in places like Florida and Arizona where snakes are ripe

[@ExploreIndia_ByRajeev]

The Best animal to survive in american wild easily is leopard s that too most probably indian ones ,as they had habit of surviving with the humans they can survive on deers to smallest mammals. And even birds and dogs . They adapt too fast and can live in any landscape . So its time some american wildlife lovers introduce some leopards in the wild that would be a big step.

[@lecirdaluz]

From the title of this podcast I can infer that Central and South America are able to hold their own.

[@willbostonwillboston7636]

Sick idea.

[@robertfletcher3421]

I have this awful picture of someone releasing then all in Florida to join the menagerie already there.

[@TheMagnaficent]

Well done you included new animals you left out honey badgers since they were there in the European video

[@swizinSims]

Ive always found myself imagining tigres, lions, hyenas african wild dogs as well as various african grazing animals getting introduced to the american ecosystem and thriving some day

[@anniehill9909]

I love your animations! ❤ It would appear that cheetahs would fit right in, in southern USA taking the place of their extinct relatives, but the cobra and (sadly) the Wild Dog are best left where they are. It's such a shame that the Wild Dogs are so little appreciated -are they simply not sufficiently 'charismatic' to be considered a priority for conservation?

[@1fishmob]

I agree, Cheetahs would do well in North America. I don't thin obliterate necessarily, as prey animals like deer and pronghorn are extremely agile at sharp turns (something antelope use to avoid cheetah attacks and the latter does not do well at). But in the end, I think it also depends on what prey they hunt. In Texas, it's not just white tailed deer, you have a lot of invasive antelopes, deer and pig populations that call the state home. So would they just stick to native animal so would their diet consistent of a lot of invaders as well?

[@andu1854]

Might be a good way to keep deer populations from getting way out of control…

[@1fishmob]

@@andu1854 Cheetahs hunt deer in the open plains, wolves hunt deer in the colder or crowded woodlands. It could work.

[@joshuawilliams8252]

The thought of african wild dogs spreading across the central US and into Mexico is genuinely terrifying.

[@IamSaD25]

-I see you!-

[@LincolnFowler-ki4zw]

3:33 I think they would have competition, Bears, Wolf packs, Cougars , all would be steal kills from cheetahs, like what lions, hyenas and leopards do

[@milksolveseverything3798]

if cheetahs just hunted in packs often...

[@buffAsh195]

I agree with The Cheetah and afican wild dog, but I think Jaguars can thrive in the Florida everglades and humans well those animals can thrive literally anywhere

[@austinhornbeck5060]

Personally I think the cheetah would do well in North America for all the reasons you said.

[@martincheong1470]

My humble opinion is the following: Of the animals named in the video, I only agree with the cheetah being reintroduced because historically and evolutionarily it lived in North America throughout the Pleistocene, it has to return as the natural predator of the American pronghorn.

[@harrygreb3457]

I don’t think a Cheetah would do much more in NA than they do in Africa, to much Competition with wolves, bears, cougars, wolverines Jaguars Coyotes, ect, they’d probably have the same success rate as in Africa, that being said I think the Cheetah would thrive in Australia

[@DaLeada100]

Hahahahaha he said CHEETAH!! Then he said SNAKE!! lol

[@SquirrelDarling1]

Cheetahs probably would be fine here in the U.S. They used to have a Cheetah type cat that hunted Pronghorns.

[@superyeezy9678]

The Cheetahs was also have competition with the North American felines

[@cordyceps7531]

No. The chances of them encountering each other are minimal

[@adamowen366]

@@cordyceps7531 stray dogs would be more of a problem than mountain lions

[@Amb252]

They would never run into Mountain lions

[@christianharris4353]

This 3 was surprising honestly. I had Lions, Heinas and wild dogs.

[@joehaynes7092]

Maybe cheetahs could fix our deer overpopulation issue 😂 more likely to hit it with a car these days

[@anniehill9909]

Thanks!

[@TsukiCove]

Thank you so much for the continued support :)

[@ericw3517]

Cheetahs would decimate white tailed deer populations.

[@unapeppina4824]

Cheetahs would probably do relatively well in the desert states although given that is in fact a desert, any success would be fairly limited. The plains would be too cold, and any where east of the Mississippi would be too developed and heavily forested for them to reasonably survive.

[@tarzanstrickland]

exactly its nonsense clickbait. This guy really said these 3 would obliterate NA. What an idiot

[@Amb252]

I'm happy the cheetahs didn't go extinct because cheester is my favorite animal

[@lxdgr8]

I’m imagining neighbors keeping their pets inside much more often, and keeping a good stock of rifles by the door and in their cars, then, eventually racing their cheetahs.

[@domzjb5053]

Not sure if cheetahs would affect north American ecosystem to be honest. Most areas are wooded forest, the american cheetah went extinct for a reason

[@timokarff6162]

Cheetahs are very interesting, as would be leopards. I think several of the mongooses would do well, e.g. the Egyptian Mongoose. The honey badger would probably thrive in any ecosystem not too cold - after all, North America doesn't have Megalictis anymore. Not occurring in Africa, but I think the dhole might do even better than the African wild dog.

[@the8bitrayquaza651]

I think it would have been interesting to include animals that live in the tropical rainforests of Africa. North America has tropical rainforests too.

[@Johnathan19886]

For predators Lions Hyenas Terror birds For plant eaters Elephants Rhinos Zebras

[@MikhailKalashnikov-re4qu]

the cheetah would die in the cold and mountain lions would be able to take meals from it easily. it would only be able to live in the south

[@Nealetony]

How would the north american kingsnake species due in Africa?

[@Dr.-Dank]

Honestly, I'm surprised you included African Wild Dogs and not Hyenas. both fill very similar niches, but Hyenas could probably square up with just about every North American predator, except for Grizzly Bears, larger crocodilians, and maybe Jaguars. And I don't know about Cheetahs. If Hyenas can steal their kills so easily, then I don't see them fairing much better against Bears, Cougars and Wolves. Also, Secretary Birds could probably do very well in the southern US, Mexico and Central America.

[@PG_FISHING]

Hyenas would have no problem bulling a grizzly off a kill

[@hayagreevveeru2945]

North America used to have a lot of cool animals! Cheetahs, hyenas, lions, wild horses

[@roryoneill9444]

Introducing cheetahs to the USA would be a good way to increases its populations.. There are wolves in mountains Somalia.

[@justapillow2443]

Dumb question but how do snakes eat carrion? Does this mean they actually bite pieces off of carcasses, or do they just look for dead rodents to eat?

[@--Paws--]

Though it is believed that North America may have had its own cheetah long ago, I still doubt the cheetah currently will overrun (pun intended) the majority of the plains. The pronghorn has a small number, even if it can hide or find other food besides (prairie dogs, grouse, etc.), it has competition from coyotes, 4 foxes and wolves. If there were more pronghorns it might just thrive but with a small number. If it could make its mark it would be like one of the elusive foxes like the swift fox that are known but barely seen. I am concerned of plains animals not, forest or mountains which has puma/cougars and bears. Do not forget that there also many people with guns in the majority of where the plains are located, namely the US. Texas does have a lot of invasive animals too, if it can thrive on predating on those, it will barely make a dent however.

[@RomulusTheWild6693]

Truthful both cheetahs and painted dogs might thrive in north america especially in places like texas and other southern states, warthogs, gemsbucks, and barbary sheep are all already established there and along with these african animals a few asian and european ungulates are down there too like nilgai, cheetal deer, red deer and over 3 million feral pigs it it's like a all you can eat buffet on hooves

[@QBaer51]

Today I learnt that a cheetah does not run 65kph but 65mph. My life was a lie.

[@londonbudgetgardner5205]

There was a larger North American cheetah, which went extinct, their prey still exists.

[@Ispeakthetruthify]

But they were not true cheetahs. They were a relative of the puma, that evolved similar characteristics of true cheetahs.

[@alexroman373]

There's a population of common zebras living in Hearst Castle in California, so how could you have excluded those?

[@ratfoot6490]

Hippo, nile croc, nile monitor, all in everglades

[@kristianschuff1723]

Hippos aren't in Florida and I'm pretty sure the Nile Crocs got exterminated

[@sebastiansotorivera6245]

I feel like the animal whom could make the most out of southwest states it the honey badger since it will be super adaptable to states like Texas New Mexico or Arizona

[@londonbudgetgardner5205]

The North American wolf packs would kill the Cape Dog.

[@TheSupremeGamer503]

I have a question, how would hippos do against the aquatic fauna of southern Ontario? Because due to the lack of predators, Alligator Snapping turtles have grown to absolutely monstrous sizes down here and have sort of filled the role of crocodiles.

[@kristianschuff1723]

Not very well Canada is much colder than what they are used to

[@chickadeestevenson5440]

if anything, Cheetahs SHOULD be reintroduced. Along with jaguars and maybe even elephants (to replace the elepahtids of north america). The DEER are obliterating ecosystems, as are introduced hogs. Bringing back the jaguar and bringing in a cheetah replacement might be a good idea. And it would help cheetahs too, a backup population in north america isn't a bad idea.

[@danielcain8136]

American ecosystems: Nah I'd win. American ecosystems: Stand proud African animals you are strong.

[@superyeezy9678]

What is the African wild dogs survive in Mexico

[@vish3161]

There is an ongoing program to try and rehabilitate the African Cheetah here in India. Results so far are mixed , hope it eventually becomes a success story.

[@Jean-no9gt]

I feel like the terrain of a lot of North America would be difficult for a cheetah to navigate

[@justinpelletier03]

I like the idea of Cheetahs in southern North America

[@davidhudson5452]

Think the sidewinder would give snake trouble

[@saurabhpatil3654]

If Tiger goes to Amazon, he's gonna destroy Jaguar

[@zaxxx3781]

Name of song at the end?