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Cheetahs
The Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, is a member of the cat family, Felidae. They hunt by sight and speed, rather than by stealth typical of other big cats. The fastest of all terrestrial animals reaching speeds of over 110 km/hour (60 mph) in short bursts, it is the only cat that cannot completely retract its claws.
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How many gallons of water do cheetahs drink in a day?
a cheetah only needs water once a week because it is hard for it to find water.
Why are cheetahs named Acinonyx Jubatus?
the cheetah got its name from a Hindi word meaning "spotted animal".
What animal uses disguise to protect itself?
chameleon ( blends in ... unseen )
silver back snake ( disguises itself as dead , emitting smells to fool the hunter into believing its been dead for days , so it may move on.
that stick bug from bugs life, im not sure what its called but i know its a real insect and it poses as a twig to avoid danger.
Is the King Cheetah an endangered species?
The King Cheetah is a genetic mutation, not a subspecies. The King Cheetah is not listed as an individual species. They are listed by the IUCN Red List with a status of "Vulnerable" and a "population trend of decreasing". For more details, please see sites listed below.
How long do wolves take care of their own babies?
No. Wolves care for their young for several years before chasing them off to be on their own. Sometimes wolves never leave their parents' pack if there is enough room and food for them to stay. It depends on the resources available. Either way, a wolf never abandons it's pups when they're just over a month old, wolves aren't even fully grown until they are at least 2 years old.
What is a cheetah call when they are little?
A young cheetah is usually called a cub- just like a lion.
Is the top running speed of a fox 30 mph?
Yes, the swift fox has been seen to run 60km/h but that's like 40 mph.
Cheetahs do not lay eggs. Cheetahs are mammals and produce their young through live birth.
Cheetahs eat primarily hoofed mammals weighing less than 90 pounds, including gazelles and young wildebeest. They will also eat smaller game such as hares, warthogs, and birds.
A cheetah is a carnivore so it eats only meat. Depending on its habitat, its diet can change a little, but those that live on the grass plains of Africa eat small antelope, rabbits and other small mammals.
It is a carnivorous animal, so it hunts and eats whatever it catches: deer, buffalo, zebra, sheep, goats and even humans. A cheetah will NEVER eat what it doesn't kill.
Cheetahs are carnivores, which means they eat meat. They eat antelope, gazelles and other animals that weigh around 40kg. Cheetahs stalk their prey in the tall grasses where they blend in...not exactly camouflaging, just hiding.
When chasing their prey, cheetahs can get up to 65mph in just a few seconds! If the prey can stay alive for that long, the cheetah will get overheated and give up the chase. Not only that, but if cheetahs stay too long in open plains, other predators like lions can come and steal their food.
Hunting by vision rather than by smell, cheetahs take medium-sized mammals such as antelope, gazelles, young zebras and young wildebeests, guinea fowls and hares. These are the primary meals of the apex predator, keystone species, and highly-endangered cheetah.
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Average temperature for cheetahs?
102 degrees F. A high normal resting temperature is about 39 degrees C in hotter times ...
How do cheetahs learn to hunt?
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.
What types of cheetahs are there?
There are five living subspecies of cheetah, but the differences among them are very small. They are:
- Acinonyx jubatus jubatus, the type subspecies, from southern Africa
- A. j. hecki, the West African cheetah
- A. j. raineyii, from East Africa
- A. j. soemmeringii, from Central Asia (probably extinct)
- A. j. venaticus, from southwest Asia and India (today, only a remnant population lives in Iran)
There is a form called the "king cheetah," which is a genetic mutant form that has a different arrangement of spots. They have larger spots, stripes, and spots that merge into swirls and stripes. The king cheetah is not a separate species or subspecies, but just an odd color form that shows up from time to time in the cheetahs of southern Africa.
the common African cheetah and the king cheetah
How fast could a Smilodon run?
Well a smilodon was a fast cat, but ran only for short distances like a cheetah. So it's top speed was up to 68kph. (43mph).
What does a cheetah and monkey look like combined?
Go to bing site and type in Cheetah Monkey. Then go to Images. Someone put up a really great photoshop picture of the two combined. I wish I could have posted the picture in this answer.
Who is the current fastest female sprinter?
The fastest women alive was Wilma Ru;dolph. She had polio when she was young, wore a brace, then one day walked without her cast on, and never needed it again.
What part of the food chain are cheetahs in?
the food chain that they can find their food is in the predator food chain
How long is a cheetah from head to tail?
The adult cheetah weighs from 35 to 72 kg. Its total head and body length is from 110 to 150 cm. The tail alone can measure 60 to 84 cm in length. Cheetahs are 66 to 94 cm tall at the shoulder. Males tend to be slightly larger than females and have slightly bigger heads, but there is not a great variation in cheetah sizes and it is difficult to tell males and females apart by appearance alone.
At what age can a cheetah have babies?
They become sexually mature at 2 years of age.
between to and three years of age
Is a leopard stronger than a man?
well if you were to put a MALE leopard with a LIONESS (female lion) it would be a tough call but the leopard would cause more damage to the lioness than the lioness would do to the leopard but the leopard would not win the lioness will!
Why is a cheetah the fastest animal on earth?
First of all, it isn't - several birds go faster (but they are flying or diving through the air). But the cheetah survives by being able to run faster than the prey animals so there is evolutionary pressure to make it run faster and faster.
