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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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What are the difference between Asian cheetahs and South African cheetahs?
Asiatic cheetahs are the same species as other cheetahs, but they are a different subspecies. They live in Asia and that is about it.
Why do cheetahs live in savannahs grasslands and mountainous terrain?
Cheetahs live on savannas because a savanna is an open space and the cheetah is a fast running animal who takes advantage of that open space. If the cheetah lived in wood places they would run into things a lot, and actually would have evolved into something other than what we call a cheetah today.
How can you tell if a cheetah is a boy or a girl?
Mainly by size. Also cheetah cubs have extra gray-ish fur at the back of the neck to make them appear larger to predators.
What animal does a cheetah like to eat?
Cheetahs mainly eat Gazelles. While Gazelles are plentiful, food source, they are also fast and can see when a cheetah is sneaking up. Cheetahs will switch to other animals such as rabbits and warthogs.
Where does the cheetah live country or region?
Cheetah's are predominantly found in the jungles of Africa and India. The Asiatic cheetah can be found in India, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan etc. The African cheetah is found in countries like Kenya, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe etc. numbers wise, the African species is more populous than its Indian cousin.
What unusual habits do cheetah have?
The cheetah is an apex or top level predator. There are no known predators for adult cheetahs however they can be killed by lions rarely. Cheetah's usually prey on smaller herbivores like Gazelles, Impala and Springbok. They don't have the size or strength to hunt down larger prey like zebra or wildebeest.
Who is faster - the mako shark or the cheetah?
they both are eqauly fast if they rased it would probaly be a tie
Do peacocks take care of their babies?
Most of the time they do. I mean they go out once a day and and take care of finding food, flying, extra.(You get the idea)they usually leave the baby a little after it can tend for itself:)
Which is the fastest animal in the savanna?
The lion no doubt, even though it can be scared away by the honey badger, it can kill giraffes and the honey badger can't do that.
Cheetahs have non-retractile claws which help them with traction and enable them to run at very high speeds. The dew claw is used to help trip fleeing prey animals.
Do cheetahs have hollow bones?
Cheetahs do not have hollow bones. Birds have some hollow bones with criss-crossing segments for strength. This lightens them for flight.
How many litters do cheetahs have?
Cheetah's mate and reproduce all year round. They don't have any mating season as such. After a gestation period of around 90 to 98 days, a female give birth to a litter of upto 9 cubs. But, the average litter size is between 3 to 5 cubs. The cubs weigh an average of 150 to 300 grams at birth and stay with the mother for approximately 2 years. During this period, the mother protects her cubs and feeds them.
Is it important for a cheetah to live?
its important to protect cheetahs because they are part to our ecosystem and life cycle some animals will overpopulate but they aren't really important. Cheetahs are only for the people to watch them run in grass not to kill them.
sorry i am only a fifth grader but if this helped i am really happy...
Why is the cheetah in the Chordata phylum?
To answer the question in the simplest way, the cheetah has a backbone.
However, there is more to it than that, especially given that there are two invertebrate chordate groups - Urochordata (tunicates) and Cephalachordata (lancelets) - whose backbone is not in the form of actual vertebrae.
As Chordates (or members of the phylum Chordata), cheetahs share the following characteristics:
- dorsal nerve cord which is a bundle of nerve fibres which runs down the back. It connects the brain with the lateral muscles and other organs.
- notochord which is a cartilaginous rod running underneath, and supporting, the nerve cord - in the case of the cheetqh, a spine.
- post-anal tail - an extension of the body past the anal opening. (This feature is not always present in some adult Chordates such as frogs and humans, but it is present in the cheetah.)
- Pharyngeal pouches - Chordates, at some stage of their life, have pharyngeal grooves and pouches that develop into other essential parts of their anatomy.
Frogs can jump well because they have very powerful muscles in their hind legs.
Is a cheetah taller than a leopard?
Leopards like to live in trees. They can pounce down on some unlucky animal to have for dinner. They are excellent climbers.
Cheetahs like the ground. They run so fast that they can catch any other animal to have for dinner. They can run so fast because they have feet resembling those of a dog. But that kind of foot is not so hot for tree climbing.
Is the cheetah unicellular or multicellular?
Can you see a cheetah with your naked eye? Then it is not just made of one cell.
What do cheetahs do in the fall?
They need to hunt and eat all the time to survive. They don't hibernate and their natural habitat in Africa is warm all year round.
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A cheetah can run 90 miles phr.?
A cheetah is the fastest land animal, clocked at over 60 miles an hour in speed but it can not keep this speed up for long distances just short planned bursts.
What are a cheetah's relatives?
Leopards have many close relatives, like lions, tigers, mountain lions, cougars, chitas, bobcats and lynx to name a few.
Why are Amur cheetahs endangered?
There is no such thing as an Amur Cheetah, only Amur Leopards and Amur Tigers. Both are from the Russia-Siberia area. If you are referring to Amur Leopards, humans from Russia need space to live. Hence, they are pushing back the Amur Tigers and forcing the Amur Tigers into the Amur Leopards' habitat. Since the tiger is larger and stronger (physically more dominant) than the leopard, and both are soliditary animals (unless it is mating season), the leopards are being pushed into smaller habitats and seperated from each other. This not only makes it tough for the Amur Leopards to survive, but also to mate. The genetic pool available for mating is really small, so Amur Leopards are dying off. Unless immediate actions are taken, it is tough for the Amur Leopards to survive on their own.
Are cheetahs meat eater or plant eater?
Lions are meat eaters. carnivores. They eat gazelle and stuff in Africa
