Cheetahs are feline animals and categorized under the same group with Lions, Tigers, Jaguars, and etc. They can only be found in a few areas of the world. Asia (Iran), Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), in East Africa (Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania) and the rest of Africa were estimated for few specimens. Their scientific name is (Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah reedy exterior is characterized by a narrow waist strap with long, strong legs, and a deep chest. This creature has blunt claws, which are semi-retractable. Weighs about 75-145 pounds, and is about three feet tall at the withers. Their head is smaller and have the same body type with cats. The total length of the body of a cheetah varies between 110-135 cm, with its long tail sometimes reaching about 84 centimeters.
Cheetahs are often confused with other animal spectacular with leopard. The cheetah is characterized by two warriors as slick, black tear lines, which descend along the eyes clearly visible at the base of their mouth, and the outline of their body is much more agile than external petite and bulky Leopard.
Here Are Some Fun Facts About The Most Fastest Animal On Earth.
- Pursuing prey, cheetahs can breathe up to 150 times per minute. Acceleration while running during hunting can reach up to 62 miles per hour (99.8 km / h) in five seconds.
- Cheetahs can live up to twelve years in the wild, while in captivity they can live up to twenty years. Besides having the social skills, male cheetahs can be very territorial and will mark their area with pee on plants and trees to be able to relocate it back while going for hunting.
- Cheetahs only hunt in the morning or late at night because they don't like walking in the hot weather.
- With light weights and blunt claws, cheetahs are not well designed to protect themselves against predators. When a larger or more aggressive animal approach them, they will easily surrender and avoid a fight.
- The cheetah has a stunning vision during the day and can see their prey from a distance of 5 km. As I've said earlier before that they have blunt claws. So, Cheetahs cannot climb a tree and they also have a poor night vision.
- Cheetah cubs ( babies) grow up rather quickly and make futile attempts to chase and capture prey, or even fight each other. After six weeks of their birth, the cubs follow their mother to eat and kills prey, while looking ahead. They gain maturity at 18 months.
- Male cheetahs lived in a group or as a glove and form a strong brotherhood between them. They also fiercely protect their territories against other strange cheetahs.
- Cheetahs have many unique anatomical adaptations that contribute to their speed. They have large nostrils with an enlarged heart, and lungs that allow them to optimize the consumption of oxygen. Their heart and lungs work together to facilitate breathing better and more efficient than other animals.
- Cheetahs cannot roar like other major counterparts cats like Lion, Tiger and Leopard. Cheetahs growl when they are angry or disturbed by other animals, but their growl is characterized by spitting and hissing. Purring and stuttering are the signs of contentment, often emanated during mating or socializing with each other.
- Female cheetahs have pregnancy for 90 to 95 days and they can put on 1 to 8 puppies even though their average birth is 3-5 puppies. At birth the puppies are very small weighing about 150 - 300 gr. They are characterized by a mantle of gray color with a thick mane along the back which helps them to blend between the tall, dry grass. This cloak remains in the young cheetahs up to three months (sometimes up to two years).
- When the cheetah cubs reach a month and a half, they begin to follow their mother to hunt and learn different kinds of killing techniques, their mother does.
- Cheetah's head is small in proportion to the rest of the body, with a muzzle characterized by two black stripes that run parallel to the nose, almost as if they are torn, ranging from the eyes to the jaw. It is thought that this peculiarity allows them not to be dazzled by the sun during the hunting.
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