Cheetah Research Paper

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All over the world there are many different animals roaming around in air, land, or water. Every animal has a unique feature, whether its appearance, behaviour, or lifestyle. For example, felines are usually known for their attractive fur, agility, and muscular strength. Although cheetahs aren’t known for what felines are usually known for, they are very special. What comes in mind when asked ‘What felines are the fastest?’ usually the answer is cheetahs. Exceeding many speeds of many animals, cheetahs are seen as one of the fastest animals in the world. They can reach top speeds of 98m/hour and faster. Apart from their speed, cheetahs have interesting animals. So what features make cheetahs fast? What are their lifestyles? And why are they endangered? Incredibly, a cheetah’s body is …show more content…
In Most cases, female cheetahs live alone and scarcely interact with other cheetahs except when they desire to mate or when they are raising cubs. Unlike females, male cheetahs usually live in fixed groups, consisting of 2-4 brothers, called coalitions. Although they aren’t usually united, they all hunt in the same way and manner. After a cheetah locates its prey, it tracks the down within 50 meters for a couple of minutes. The cheetah then dashes at lightning speed and pounces on their prey. They viciously grab them from their neck and strangle them to death. Unfortunately, they don’t keep their lunch for long. Even though they hunt in the middle of the day to avid predators, their food still gets stolen. Groups of vultures and other big cats manage to find a way to swipe their nourishment, even when it’s well hidden. In addition, lions and hyenas capture and eat cheetah cubs, while adults are killed by terrifying leopards. Cheetahs have always suffered from predators since the beginning of their existence. This distress only has led to 5% of cheetah cubs exceeding the age of 8

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