Technically older cheetahs do not really have mimicry. It is the young cubs that do. They curl up like a honey badger so other animals won't prey on it. The older cheetah makes chirps, telling the cub to lay down and curl up so she can stalk her prey. So, to answer the question, cheetah cubs are the ones that have mimicry. Not the older cheetahs.
The claws, being non retractable, help the cheetah run faster as well as help them bring down their prey by tripping them.
The claws, being non retractable, help the cheetah run faster as well as help them bring down their prey by tripping them.
mimic is helpfull in mantaining the presence unknown. This would help a predator get close to the prey or the prey away from the predator.
The two main prey of the cheetah are gazelles and impalas.
One of the cheetah's adaptations, its claws. The claws help it to catch its prey. A Cheetah has a pointed pad on the back of each front leg, because it runs so fast and these help it to stop.
The cheetah is an apex predator and rarely a prey item, except as a cheetah cub.
Mimi can give predators and prey a survival advantage
Its when a cheetah and a cheetah fight for the same prey.
A cheetah usually eats it prey perched up in a tree, to protect the killed prey from scavengers (Hyenas).
By running up to 46 mph a cheetah can hunt its prey from 3-9 min.
The primary prey of the cheetah is the gazelle and other smaller antelopes.
camouflage and mimicry