Do cheetahs eat their young

Answer 1

Yes. 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.

Answer 2

Cubs are usually reared in hidden areas like bushes and small caves. The cubs lay hidden and don't make any sound when their mother is out hunting. The mother cheetah frequently moves its young ones to ensure that other large predators like lions or hyenas don't pick up the scent of young ones and kill them.

In spite of all the effort from the mother, nearly 70% or more cubs get killed in the first year.

Answer 3

Yes, until the cheetahs can hunt for themselves. hope this helped x

Answer 4

The young may stay with the mother until they are nearly two years old.

Answer 5

Yes they do.