The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
It can rech speeds up to 75km per hour.
Cheetahs are carnivores.This means that they eat meat.They mainly eat gazelles, deer and impala.They sometimes eat the young of bigger animals (i.e. zebras, wildabeasts and warthogs.).
Cheetahs are carnivores.This means that they eat meat.They mainly eat gazelles, deer and impala.They sometimes eat the young of bigger animals (i.e. zebras, wildabeasts and warthogs.).
Facts about cheetahs
- When it sights prey, it creeps up to the animal as close as possible before it attacks.After that, it makes a lightning dash to attemt to kill the animal.
- It takes half an hour for a cheetah to catch its breath before it can eat.
- Cheetahs mainly live and hunt in grasslands.
- Until they are 12 to 20 months old, cheetah cubs stay with their mothers.
- the scientific name for the cheetah is Acinonyx jubatus.
Where in the world?
Cheetahs live in parts of Africa and in the Middle East.
If you want to know more about cheetahs, watch this video:
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