Cheetah
By Leonora Kruger
Animal Facts
Description
Diet
Movement
Cheetahs are cats.
They are also
mammals.
Cheetahs are taller
and slimmer than
other big cats such
as lions and tigers.
They can’t roar like
other big cats, but
they can purr like a
small house cat.
Cheetahs are
carnivores. They
eat different
animals
t like
impalas and guinea
fowl. They run fast
to catch them.
Cheetahs are the
fastest animals on
land. They can run
up to 120km per
hour - as fast as a
car on the highway.
Despite their speed,
cheetahs don’t
always catch their
prey.
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your animal.
Habitat
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where your
animal lives
1) Cheetahs live in Africa and Asia
2) Cheetahs live in a dry hot land in the African savannas
3) Cheetahs protect its self by camouflage
Life Cycle
A female cheetah usually has three to
five babies, or cubs, at a time. This
group of babies is called a litter. The
young cheetahs have a silver tuft of
hair called a mane over their heads and
backs. They sleep a lot and drink only
their mother’s milk.
As they grow bigger, they start
walking and following their mother.
They spend most of their time playfighting which makes them strong
and able to defend themselves. The
mother teaches them how to hunt
and kill an animal.
Animal Interactions
It has a long and slim body, muscular legs and a small head,
compared to its body, streamlining it to run after prey.
The cheetah’s fur allows them to camouflage easily in the
brown grasslands of the savanna while stalking its prey.
Mother cheetah protects
her cubs from a hungry
lion.
Lions sometimes kill
cheetahs given the chance.
Eagles also prey on small
cubs. However, their
biggest enemy is people.
People use the cheetah’s
living space for farming and
building.
The cheetah's claws
help make it the
fastest running
animal. and catch its
prey.
Interesting Facts
Tear marks
In danger of
extinction
There are less than
8,000 cheetahs left in
the wild, making the
cheetah Africa’s most
endangered big cat.
Almost like flying
When cheetahs are
running full speed
(112-120km p/h),
their stride is 6,4
meters and their feet
only touch the ground
twice during each
stride.
To reflect the glare
from the sun,
cheetahs have “tear
marks” that run from
the inside corners of
their eyes down to the
outside edges of their
mouth.