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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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They are only distantly related. Cheetahs are from an entirely different genus (Acinonyx) rather then the Panthera genus of the jaguar. Cheetahs are more closely related to the cougar and the jaguarundi with which they share a common ancestor.
Who is responsible for the endangered animals?
us people are responsible for endangered animals because we hunt them, and destroy their homes so they are not able to live.
Cheetah hate lions and hyena's because they are stronger and can harm them, take away their prey, and can kill their cubs.
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
What does a cheetah tattoo symbolize?
has a good and bad meaning,the good is that a cheetah is a fast beautiful creature.the bad is it is a carnivore that hunts and kills.it also will kill humans if it feels threatened.
What animals depend on the cheetah for survival?
Mainly carnivorous animals rely on cheetahs because the cheetah doesn't eat all of its food, so what's left behind other animals get. I would say that hyenas do it the most.
What is the cheetah's role in an ecosystem?
A cheetah is a 'top predator' since no organism directly predates it.
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Its niche is open plains, because it is a high speed(albeit short distance) chase predator. By comparison, the Sabre toothed cat was an ambush predator and a slow runner,whose niche was in woodland. It was unable to adapt when its habitat became open plains.
The ecological niche of a cheetah is open plains
Can cheetahs run 100 miles per hour?
Depends.
It can trot along for a fair distance, but at top speed they can't go very far.
At top speed cheetahs use up oxygen faster than their lungs can collect it, and generate heat in their muscles faster than their bodies can shed it. If it'd try to go on it'd overheat, and run out of air.
Is a leopard more violent than a cheetah?
No
The name Panther can be applied to several species of big cats, but usually a panther is simply a leopard with a black coat - so it would be about the individual, not color of the coat.
same reason we walk or run on two legs that's the way they were made
What is the cheetah's favorite food?
Blesbok, duiker, Grant's gazelle, impala, reedbuck, springbok, and Thomson's gazelle are some of the common targets of the cheetah. Other prey animals include the bat-eared fox, bushbuck, kudu, hartebeest, nyala, oribi, roan antelope, steenbok, sable antelope, and waterbuck.
Is the cheetah adapted to its environment?
The Cheetah is considered to be a dominant wild cat predator. The Cheetah hunts large herbivores helping to control the population.
Where do the white cheetah live?
Asian Leopard Cats live alone and are nocturnal in behavior. They prefer brush and forest as their habitat. They make their dens in hollow trees, small caves or under large roots and, living in a wide variety of environments and have an unusually wide variety of skills. For example, they often live near water and are great swimmers and fishers. They are very agile climbers - very much at home in the trees, hunting for birds, squirrels, tree shrews and other prey. Indeed there are some reports of tropical Leopard Cats being totally tree dwelling in their nature.
What is the cost of the preservation efforts of the cheetahs?
if you are reading this you may be curious or working on a project like i am. good luck hope you find an answer for this question cause i cant *sobs*
Why is it difficult to stop the decline of the cheetah population?
The cheetah population is declining world wide as a result of lost land and prey this has coursed further competitions from other larger predators for the little available prey. On top of this the mortality rate for cheetahs is very low in the first few weeks of life, up to 90% of cheetahs are killed in the first 5 weeks by predators. All these problems can be linked to the fast declining in availability of land which cheetahs and other animals can roam in. With a smaller habitat comes greater pressure from other predators. Cheetahs are less aggressive then other animals and this affects their food intake cheetahs only having a 50% chance of catching and keeping their prey, often losing prey to more aggressive animals such as lions. With lose of land also come lose of certain terrain such as mountains and thick bushed, useful for cheetahs to hide in and protect their young from predators. Cheetahs having a very high mortality rate and a low sperm count this is reflected in their population. A further problem for the cheetah population is their lacks in genetic variation as a result of inbreeding and a fragmented population. Conservation plans are in progress to solve these problems and create more genetic diversity and prevent further population fragmentation, while also trying to increase the international cheetah population.
Can cheetahs run faster than most animals?
Speed is speed. There's no difference between "animal speed" and "machine speed".
Cheetahs can run faster than 60 mph(for a short time). During that time they'll be faster than a car travelling at 60 mph
What is the cheetahs lifestyle?
in the wild
Female cheetahs live alone and raise cubs as solitary nomads roaming about a great distance in search of prey. They are shy and diurnal.
Males live is small coalition, usually brothers and mark out a territory. They spend their days looking for girls to mate with, hunting, grooming and defending their territory. As females they are also active during the day and prefer to stay out of sight of any predators, often including humans.
they eader play fight or enjoy thereselfs
Do cheetahs stay in a territory?
Cheetahs are beautiful wild cats, that can run at amazingly fast speeds. They get around by running, walking and climbing.
What is the classification for a cheetah?
The Classification of the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) # Kingdom: Animalia # Phylum: Chordata # Class: Mammalia # Order: Carnivora # Family: Felidae # SubFamily:Felinae # Genus: Acinonyx Not all the listings I found had the "SubFamily: Felinae" Listed. Some had just left it out all together. So, for more information see sites listed below.
Head and body, 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m); tail, 27.5 to 36 in (70 to 91 cm)Weight:100 to 250 lbs (45 to 113 kg)
