CHEETAH

Cheetahs are the fastest mammal in the world

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Speed data taken from Google Search
Source: [2]

11

25

28

34

44

45

75 mph

Cheetahs have several adaptations to run at

such high speeds

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Cheetahs have an extremely flexible spine

Image taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_(cheetah)

Sources: [4,5]

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Cheetahs have a long stride

21
feet

Source: [4]

Cheetahs have semi non-retractable claws

Image from Quora @ Hamza Ahmad shaikh

Sources: [4,5]

Cheetahs use their tail to change direction

Image taken from http://www.cheetahsalive.org/speed/

Sources: [4,5]

Male cheetahs are social animals

Male cheetahs form

hunting groups called
coalitions

Image taken from home.d47.org

Source: [6]

Female cheetahs are private animals

Female cheetahs
hunt alone and leave
their litter early

Image taken from en.wikipedia.org

Source: [6]

Cheetahs are vulnerable for extinction

Past
100,000
Present
10,000

Future
Extinction?
Source: [9]
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Now, lets build!

References
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[2] Fastest animals: mammals, in Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastest_animals#Mammals. Accessed: Oct. 18, 2016.
[3] G. Wilson, A cheetah can get you without hitting top speed, in National Geographic News, National Geographic News, 2013. [Online]. Available:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130612-cheetah-speed-hunting-big-cats-animal-science/
[4] Cheetah Facts for Kids, Cheetah Conservation Fund, 2016. [Online]. Available at: http://cheetah.org/about-the-cheetah/for-kids/. Accessed: Oct. 12, 2016.
[5] About the Cheetah, Cheetah Conservation Fund, 2016. [Online]. Available at: http://cheetah.org/about-the-cheetah/. Accessed: Oct. 12, 2016.
[6] "Cheetah outreach - South Africa," in Cheetah Outreach, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.cheetah.co.za/c_info.html. Accessed: Oct. 12, 2016.
[7] Defenders of Wildlife, Basic Facts about Cheetahs, Washington, D.C: Defenders of Wildlife, 2016. [Online]. Available: http://www.defenders.org/cheetah/basic-facts.
Accessed: Oct 12, 2016.
[8] B. DeVries, "New bill funds protection for lions, Cheetahs, wild dogs and other endangered foreign cat and dog species," in Defenders of Wildlife, Defenders of Wildlife, 2012.
[Online]. Available: http://www.defenders.org/press-release/new-bill-funds-protection-lions-cheetahs-wild-dogs-and-other-endangered-foreign-cat. Accessed: Oct. 15, 2016.
[9] Race for Survival, Cheetah Conservation Fund, 2016. [Online]. Available at: About the Cheetah, Cheetah Conservation Fund, 2016. [Online]. Available at:
http://cheetah.org/about-the-cheetah/. Accessed: Oct. 20, 2016.