Cheetahs usually live alone or in pairs and there are currently between 9,000-12,000 cheetahs in the world. They are the fastest land mammal and can run up to 120 km/h. Cheetah mothers leave their cubs when they are around 2 years old and the cubs are vulnerable to predators until that time. Cheetahs have long, thin but strong legs, small heads, and tawny-brown fur covered in black spots.

1. Cheetah Eva Kaarin 13.01.2008 Acinonyx jubatus

2. Life Usually they live alone or in pairs. There are 9000- 12 000 cheetahs in the world. Cheetah can run up to 120 km/h They are the fastest mammals.

3. Cheetah’s follow their bootys 200-300m. Antilope can survive only if it sees cheetah early. They eat about 4kg meet a day Usually they eat antilopes, ostrich and roe deers, rabbits, birds. They have very good eyesight. Life

4. Puppies Their mother leaves them, when they are about 2 years old. Cheetah can have 1-4 puppies. They can have puppies by the age of 3 By the age of 1, puppies start training hunting. Puppies can be catched by wolfs and hyenas. Puppies don’t have spots at first, spots come later. When puppies born, they are blind.

5. Appearance Cheetah’s legs are long, thin, but very strong. Little head. It’s body is over 2m long. Fur is sparse and short. It weigh is about 40-50 kg. Cheetahs are tawny-brown, their stomach is white and they have black spots all over their body.

6. In freedom they can live up to 15 years old, but in zoos even longer. Interesting They have also been used as gun dogs.

7. Broadcast area They live in Asia, Iran, Iraq, Africa In Israel, India, Pakistan and Afganistan, cheetahs have became extinct.

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