General Description
Cheetah is the fastest
land animal with an average speed around 105km/h. It has a long and lean body.
It has a flexible spine which enables it to take huge stride. It has large legs
and small paws. It has perfect splinting ability. The cheetah is known for its
suprintellegence and perfect camouflaging ability which make it more dangerous
than tigers or lions.
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Food
It is totally carnivores
and mostly eats antelopes,gazzales,rabbits, sheep, goats and wild
/pet animals.
Distribution
It is found through out
the world with widely scattered population. It is also found in Congo, Iran and
some parts of India.
Breeding
Female cheetah gives
birth to 1-8 cubs which may bear at any time of the year. It has a gestation
period of 90-95 days. Female cheetah reaches to maturity after18months to 2
years. It average age in wild life is 14 years and in captivity 19years. Female
cheetah goes to a lonely place for giving birth to cubs. It protects it cubs
and feed milk up to the time , the cubs start walking and can eat
with their own teeth.
Habitat
Cheetah are found in
thick forest areas where plenty of food resources are available .It prefers to
live in the place where it habitat is not disturbed by the human beings. They
live between the range of 50-500 sq km. female cheetah lives alone(most of the
time) but male cheetahs live in groups.
Hunting Technique
Cheetah hardly kills old,
young or sick prey. It kills the animals which are in its closest range because
cheetah has always a one minute run and a flying
thrust on its prey. That is why ,unlike tigers, cheetahs do not run
for too long for chasing its prey.
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