Cheetah Creek

Cheetah Creek allows you to get an up-close view of the fastest land animal on Earth, where you may encounter cheetahs lounging in the shade, batting around their toys, or playfully chasing each other throughout the exhibit! As part of a larger cheetah conservation program, the cheetahs at Cheetah Creek may one day help increase the genetic diversity of cheetahs both in human care and in the wild. If you look closely, you may spot one of the cheetah’s defining marks, the malar stripes or “tear marks” running down the cheetah’s face from their eyes to their mouth. These lines reduce glare from the sun, just like a football player wearing eye black!

Discovery Kingdom is a professionally accredited and certified animal care facility maintaining and exceeding complex and individualized standards of care and welfare that are mandated by the American Humane Association (AHA), the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA), and the Zoological Association of America (ZAA). The park is also strictly regulated by the State of California Fish and Wildlife and by the federal government, under the USDA, APHIS, and NOAA.

Learn more about big cat conservation and donate at the following organizations