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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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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.
What are some physiological adaptations of the cheetah?
One structural adaption of the cheetah: When it runs, its spine folds up, and as it stretches, it shoots out, allowing the cheetah to move almost twenty feet every lunge.
Its feet also allow for better traction at such high speeds and agile chases.
What animal can run up to 70 mph?
Most ducks and geese can fly at a speed ranging from 60 to 70 mph; although the cheetah can run as fast as 70 mph. However, the Pronghorn antelope has been clocked at close to 70 mph.
Cheetahs live whever there is enough prey for them to survive. This includes grasslands, savannahs, scrublands, and desert. They are known to live in areas throughout Africa, where the climate is tropical.
At top speed(60 mph/90kph),cheetahs can chase prey for up to 100 metres.If you measure the whole chase,it would be around 250 to 300 metres.
How long does it take to run 3.106 miles if you run 7 mph?
6.59/7.6 = 0.8671 hour = 52minutes 1.58seconds (rounded)
Do cheetahs have spots when they are born?
Actually Cheetahs are born with spots on the long Grey fur they are born with.
They are one of the only animals to be born with they're future characteristics
Example: Me having brown hair i keep it forever unless i die it same with cheetahs
How you can remove the cheetah from the endangered listddnn?
dont hunt them and stay out of there habitat so they have as much room as possible
If a cheetah can run 56 miles per hour how far would it go in 15 minutes?
1 hour = 60 minutes
15 minutes = (15/60) = 1/4 hour
If the cheetah could keep going at top speed for the entire 1/4 hour, and keep running in a
straight line, it could cover any distance it wanted, between zero and (56/4) = 14 miles.
Yes. Female cheetahs, once that are grown, hunt and live alone. They only socialize when in heat and is seeking a male. After mating the male might hang around for a day or so but they still do not hunt together. The only exception would be if she had cubs. As the cubs grow the mother will go through stages of teaching her cubs to hunt. She will first bring back kills for them to eat. When they are ready she will catch prey and bring it to her young alive so they can practice hunting. When they are mostly grown they may help the mother hunt but often they leave their mother as soon as they come of age. Males are much more social and often hunt together. They sometimes live in small groups, usually consisting of brothers, called coalitions.
