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The Cheetah is a cat, and belongs to the family Felidaeand the subfamily Felinae which includes medium-sized cats such as the Leopard Cat, Sand Cat, Wild Cat, Lynx, Bobcat, Ocelot, Serval and Caracal. This subfamily also includes a few larger cats such as the Cheetah and Cougar.
However, the Cheetah is the only living member of the genus Acinonyx.
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How do cheetahs get pregnant?
they have sex like any other animal
What else competes with the cheetahs?
Lions, Tigers, and any animal that eats deer.
How do cheetahs use protection?
Speed is their main protection. They can outrun any land animal.
Can any animal beat a lion?
Cheetahs can beat lions because they can run faster then a lion and almost outrun it.
Are there any types of cheetahs that are extinct?
there was giant cheetahs which where as tall as lions
How does the cheetah eat its food?
cheetahs mainly eat meat. they eat ANY kinds of meat!!Cheetahs use their speed and camouflage to hunt prey. Gazelle's, Impala and Springbok are the usual prey species as they are around the size that a cheetah can catch and kill.They lie hidden in the grass and move close to its unsuspecting prey. When they are around 100 to 200 meters near the prey, they pick up a burst of speed and tackle the prey. They go for the throat thereby suffocating the prey.meat of course
Does any animal in the world eat cheetahs?
Lions, leopards, hyenas, packs of wild African dogs, etc. will kill and eat cheetah cubs.
Why can cheetah's run faster then humans?
If you mean cheetahs it's because their hips are turned inward more than any other land animal.
Do hippos eat cheetahs?
No. Cheetahs are far too weak and slender to be of any threat to a hippo. But a lucky cheetah might try to scavenge on a recently dead one perhaps - if another animal has broken through the thick skin first.
What is a gazelle?
A gazelle is an animal in the antelope family.A gazelle is any of many antelope species currently or formerly in the genus Gazella.
Can cats run as fast as cheetahs?
Depends on what you mean. Cheetahs are considered a cat specie - so Cheetahs ARE cats. Which makes cast as fast as Cheetahs. OTOH the particular cat specie known as the Cheetah is the fastest land animal. No other cat, or any other land specie is as fast as the Cheetah. Your regular domestic pet cat is a lot slower than a Cheetah.
How does a cheetah respond to its surroundings?
it runs if it sees danger like lions and any animal that would eat a cheetah Cheetahs do not want to be killed like humans so cheetahs run and they would run 70 miles per hour so it does not get killedit is easy for a cheetah because it is the fastes animal on the afican savana
