These are 10 Interesting Facts about Cheetah. Cheetah is a grace animal. I love their way of running and catch their prey. Cheetah is built for speed.
It is destined to be the fastest land mammal, but unfortunately, the speed is not coming without consequences. On the following list, I have 10 Cheetah facts. You could find the side effect of the hyper speed of the animal on the following list too.
Cheetah Running
1. The Cheetah is crowned as the fastest land mammal in the world. It can reach top speed at 120km/h and can reach 103km/h in less than 4 seconds. However, Cheetah is not born with any cooling system. They only run at high speed for view seconds, and often it is not enough to catch a delicious gazelle
Cheetah Mother Licking Her Nose
2. Cheetahs don't drink water as often as other mammals. If they don't find a river, they take water from the moisture and their prey's blood.
Cheetah Breath
3. While chasing prey, the Cheetah's lung is enlarged to absorb more oxygen. They breathe 150 times oxygen per minute while during the high-speed hunter.
Cheetah Do Not Roar
4. Unlike prominent families of the cat (Tigers or lions), the Cheetah does not roar. It purrs like a small cat at your house. When a cheetah runs, it controls the run's high speed with the retractable claws under its paws.
Cheetah Puurs
5. A female cheetah matures after two years. The females commonly mate with more than one male, and it delivers 3-5 new cubs, usually after three months of pregnancy.
Cheetah and Baboon
6. On average, Cheetah is 3.5 to 4.5 feet long without its tail. The weight is around 75-150 lbs, and the male is usually bigger than the females. Cheetah is stringy and has a small head. The life expectancy is 8-10 years in wilderness and 15-17 years in captivity.
Endangered Species
7. It is not a new fact that Cheetah is an endangered species. Hunting and the ecosystem's loss make the animal work harder and harder to find its prey. Captivity is not a solution for free animals. Cheetah is already extinct in India since 1940, but now, the government is trying to return the animal to the natural house
Cheetah Structure
8. Cheetah usually lives in Open areas such as grasslands and savannah; the belly is white and has no spots. While they were born, they have long gray fur and long manes on the neck and shoulder that will disappear after they are older. Effectively, they use their long tail as a steer.
Good Sense of Smell
9. Cheetah has a good sense of smell and listened, but the animal's best reason is their sights.
Cheetah Eye
10. Cheetah used to be petted in the ancient Egyptian Empire. Akbar, the Great, Mughal empire ruler from 1556-1605, used to raise 1000 cheetahs on his palace.
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