For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for a border collie named Finn.
Finn in Namibia
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He's a long way from home. Finn was specially trained to track the scent of cheetahs in the wild. He's part of a project sponsored by the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and the Philadelphia Zoo.
Finn and his owner Chris Bartos recently traveled from the US to Namibia. The southern African country is home to a large population of Africa's endangered cheetahs.
Finn and friends: CCF Director Laurie Marker, John (dog handler) & Isha (Anatolian Shepherd), Chris Bartos and Finn, conservation geneticist Anne Schmidt-Küntzel
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Katy Clark: "Did you get a chance to talk to some of the local farmers and villagers? I'm wondering what they thought about you and about Finn?"
Chris Bartos: "Actually they were having classes for local farmers on how to live with the local wildlife in the area and we did bring Finn and let him meet some of the local farmers who were very interested in him because he's not the type of dog they see very often, he's a flashy black and white border collie and he loves people so he was just the star of the class when everybody came over to meet him."
So Finn was big hit in the Namibian town we're looking for. By the way, the name of this place in the local Herero language means the "Place Where Fat Cattle Graze."
That may explain why there's so many cheetahs roaming around. We'll hear more about Finn and those Namibian cheetahs when we reveal the answer...