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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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Do cheetahs eat with their canine teeth?
The same thing all canine teeth do for all species, including people, canine teeth make it easier for animals to tear into their food, particularly meat, makes it easier for them to break the skin.
How does a cheetah maintain its body temperature?
they keep cool by bathing in the sun and keep warm by sleeping in long grass.
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Does the female or male narwhal hunt?
male narwhals have a tusk that some people call a horn and females do not have this trait and females have two big round humps on their chest that give their young the milk.males have a hole where they pee from it is sort of like a penis
What is a group of the cheetahs called?
Scientific classification of the cheetah:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Acinonyx
Species: A. jubatus
Binomial name: Acinonyx jubatus
I like cheetahs because they are so helpless and cute... They have never purpulously killed a human and are sweet... The cubs have adapted to look like honey badgers (who are vicious) and are so adorable!! See for yourself at google.com just type in cheetah cubs and walla!! okay, cheetahs are not helpless!! they have even been known to kill lions for crying out loud! LIONS!! that is why i like them. ACTUALLY....Lions kill them -_-
Lions, leopards, hyenas, packs of wild African dogs, baboons, etc. will often kill cheetah cubs. However, adult cheetahs rarely have problems except for having their kills stolen. Kills made by cheetahs are stolen from them in as many as 50% of the cases.
What is the cheetah's scientific classification?
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Feliformia
Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: Felinae
Genus: Acinonyx
Species: Acinonyx jubatus
Subspecies: A. j. hecki - A. j. jubatus - A. j. raineyi - A. j. soemmeringii - A. j. velox - A. j. venaticus
Does the cheetah live in packs or on their own?
Cheetahs are usually solitary animals. However, a female will travel with her cubs and males may form loosely connected groups called coalitions to protect their breeding territory.
What natural resource is a cheetah?
They are not the biggest, strongest big cat. But they are well-compensated with speed and stealth and good camouflage.
Their nape, shoulders and back are thickly covered with long bluish grey hair. This downy underlying fur, called a "mantle", gives them a Mohawk-type appearance; this fur is shed as the cheetah grows older.
How do elephants survive special adaptations?
They are the largest living land mammal, found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Elephants have massive bodies and heads, thick, pillarlike legs, and broad, short padded feet, with toes bearing heavy, hooflike nails. The gray skin is loose, tough, thick, and nearly hairless. The slender tail ends in a tuft of hair. The upper lip and nose are elongated into a flexible trunk, or proboscis, reaching nearly to the ground; this sensitive appendage is used for picking up food, feeding from trees and other sources, and drawing up water. Elephants drink by sucking water into the trunk and squirting it into the mouth; they also use the trunk to spray themselves with water and with dust. The trunk produces a variety of noises, including a loud trumpeting. African elephants also have been shown to use infrasonic frequencies (those below the range of human hearing) for communication. The large, thin, floppy ears provide an extensive cooling surface; the animal flaps its ears vigorously when it is overheated. The upper incisor teeth are elongated into tusks-highly valued for their ivory-which the animal uses for digging up roots and tubers. A gland between the eye and the ear periodically produces an oily substance called musth; during these periods the animal is in an excitable, dangerous condition, also called musth, meaning madness. Such a condition occurs more often in males than in females and is thought to be a state of sexual excitement.
Elephants are browsing animals, feeding on fruits, leaves, shoots, and tall grasses; they consume hundreds of pounds of food a day and drink up to 50 gal (190 liters) of water. They have no fixed living place, but travel about in herds of up to 100 animals, led by a young, strong male and including young bulls (males), cows (females), and calves. Old males are generally solitary or live in small groups. A rogue elephant is a solitary old male that has become violent and dangerous. During the mating season, elephant pairs may live away from the herd for a few weeks. A single calf is born after a gestation of 18 to 22 months and is nursed for 5 years. Elephants reach maturity at between 15 and 25 years of age; their lifespan is usually 60 or 70 years. Elephants walk at a pace of about 4 mi (6.4 km) per hr, but can charge at speeds of 30 mi (48 km) per hr. They cannot jump and so cannot pass barriers too wide or too high to step over; they swim well, however.
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What is the word for jaguar in all languages?
The Black Jaguar is also known as the Black Panther (Panthera onca).
How many beats does a cheetah make a minute?
A cat's heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.
What best explains what happens in top of the food chain?
It means that it is either an apex predator (if it is a carnivore), or it is simply an animal that is too difficult or dangerous to kill, so no other animal threatens it. For example, the elephant is at the top of the African food chain, mostly because it is the strongest, and no animal hunts it regularly.
How do cheetahs survive in hot habitats?
Cheetahs live in hot places because if they are in a cold place, there are no animals such as gazelles, impalas, and smaller animals like rabbits. Since the cheetah is a predator, it needs these animals to survive, and since these animals are not present in a cold place, the cheetah needs to live in warm environment.
=Cheetahs can run up to 70 miles per hour.==They are the fastest land animals.=
Is the cheetah extinct endangered or threatened?
Yes. Especially in Asia. Hunting, habitat degradation and fragmentation, desertification, and direct killing of wildlife that the Cheetah preys upon are all factors responsible for the chronic decline of the Cheetah in Asia.
The Asiatic Cheetah exists in very low numbers, divided into widely separated populations. Its low density makes it more likely to be affected by a lack of prey through livestock overgrazing and antelope hunting, coupled with direct hunting by humans. Cheetah's were widely hunted by humans for decades and that is the main reason for their drastic decline in numbers.
Though the African cheetah is found in more numbers than their asian cousins, they too are threatened due to habitat loss and hunting.
What color goes well with cheetah print?
Almost any color will go well with a zebra print as it's based in two neutral colors (white and black). Though, it's all a matter of opinion. People often pair it with red.
As stated above, zebra print is based on two neutral colours - black & white, so you are able to use very nearly any colour. For a "young and trendy" look use any of the bright or neon colours - pink, green, blue or even yellow. For a more subtle or sophisticated look use tans, wheat colours, browns and a touch of black (the colours of the African savanna). If you choose the latter, try adding in other animal prints or "African" fabrics, designs or accessories.
What is the size of a cage for a cheetah?
Cheetahs require a large area of several thousand square meters. For a document which gives all the recommended requirements for a cheetah enclosure, click on this link.
How fast is 130kmh in miles per hour?
A kilometre is a unit of distance. A mile per hour is a unit of speed. The two units are therefore incompatible.
Why doesn't a cheetah retract it's claws?
Yes, but only partially. Almost all cats have fully retractable claws. However, there are only four cats known to have semi-retractable claws: the Cheetah, the Iriomote Cat, the endangered Flat-headed Cat, and the endangered Fishing Cat.
