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The prevalence of FPE between cheetah (9.4%; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 64) and non\u2010cheetah species (2.8%; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 1,028) (\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> test; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.004) and between captive (5.7%; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 246) and free\u2010living (2.4%; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 824) individuals (\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> test; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.010) were significantly different, with prevalence between captive (19%; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 21) and free\u2010living (2.9%; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 34) cheetahs approaching significance (Fisher's exact test; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.064). FPE was diagnosed with equal prevalence in skulls from individuals in which the lower molars did not meet the palatine bone (60.6%) and individuals in which it did (39.4%; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 33) (\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> test; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.139). In cheetahs with FPE, one was a captive animal in Germany, one a free\u2010living cheetah from Mali, one captive cheetah from Kenya, and three captive cheetahs of unknown origin. Additionally, we evaluated the medical records of 49 captive cheetahs in Namibia. Of these cheetahs, 48 (98.0%) had clinical signs consistent with FPE, although only 16 of these 48 (39.6%) had perforation of the palatine bone. Based on physical examinations, FPE was diagnosed in two caracals (<jats:italic>Caracal caracal<\/jats:italic>) and one fishing cat (<jats:italic>Prionailurus viverrinus<\/jats:italic>) from a North American Zoo. Results from this study confirm FPE in cheetahs outside of Namibia, in a minimum of 15 felid species, and a higher FPE prevalence in captive individuals than free\u2010living ones. Clinical implications of these findings and recommendations for future studies are provided. 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