Who scientifically described the animal that shares its name with Marius Tucă's city of birth?
Marius Tucă Marius Tucă (born 29 July 1966, Caracal, Olt County, Romania) is a Romanian journalist and TV host.
Northwest African cheetah The Northwest African cheetah ("Acinonyx jubatus hecki"), also known as the Senegal cheetah or Saharan cheetah, is a subspecies of cheetah native to Northwest Africa (particularly the central western Sahara desert and the Sahel). It is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN, with a total world population estimated to be about 250 mature individuals. The Northwest African cheetah was described by German zoologist Max Hilzheimer under the scientific name "Acinonyx hecki" in Senegal of West Africa in 1913.