In a corridor she painted a picture of an Iranian cheetah running.

The comparison concluded that bones from red foxes; bobcats, mountain lions, lynx or the American cheetah; and hares or rabbits were used to make needles at the LaPrele site.

"I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah."

Many foreign and local tourists visit the reserve to see its wildlife, including lions, leopards and cheetahs.

The jailings prompted a massive outcry from conservationists, academics, and political leaders urging Iran to release the conservationists, who were working to protect endangered species such as the Asiatic cheetah.