cheetah - Landscore Primary School

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cheetahs
Fast facts
Adult cheetahs weigh from 85 to 143 pounds ( 39 to 65 kilos).
Cheetahs eat small to medium sized animals such as hares , wild beast caves and
gazels.
After a chase a cheetah needs half an hour before it can eat.
When a cheetah is running at top speed it covers about 23 feet in 4 foot falls .
Female cheetahs usually give birth to between 3 and 5 cubs in a litter.
Cheetahs live and hunt in open grass land and bushy areas in parts of Africa and
the Middle East.
Where Cheetahs live.
Cheetahs do not live in dens and do not build
nests. Cheetahs sleep wherever they want.
Safety is always a concern so they tend to find
secluded shady spots where they can view
everywhere around them and with easy
escape routes.
The cheetah lives and hunts in open grasslands and bushy areas in parts of Africa
and the Middle East. This means the cheetah can be hard to find because its spotted
coat helps it blend in with the tall dry grass of the plains.
Family
Male cheetahs hunt in a pack, but female
cheaters hunt alone.
Male cheetah live in groups of 2 to 4.
. After mating, the females and males go there
own ways as the females give birth alone.
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