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=**Description:**= A cheetah is one of the most amazing animals to ever live on this planet. They are omnivores.They are found in eastern and southwestern Europe. They're average lifespan is 10-12 years old. An adult cheetah usually weighs 77-143 pounds.At birth a cheetah weighs 10 pounds. They are pretty skinny compared to other amazing animals. They drink every 10-14 days, because they are always on the run. A female cheetah has at least 3-4 cubs in one liter, but once a cheetah had 8 cubs in one liter. Only 7,000 to 10,000 cheetahs remain. They hunt in packs usually. When they capture their meal they have to eat quickly because they aren't strong enough to protect their meal. They have smaller teeth, but they have larger nasal passages. At 6 months their mother teaches them how to hunt. Just in case something goes wrong, cubs are born with extra fur so they can camouflage in the long grass. Yeah. these are amazing animals.

=**Interesting Facts:**= If you think Usain Bolt is fast, try putting a cheetah up against him. A cheetah is the worlds fastest land mammal. A cheetah beat Usain Bolts record. In only 3 seconds a cheetah can reach 0-60 miles per hour. That is only 0.6 seconds off from the worlds fastest car, a Bugatti. A cheetah cub lives with their mom for 1 1/2 to 2 years.A cool fact is that cubs are born with all their spots. The Male cheetah lives alone. Cheetahs are the only cats that have tear marks on their face that works as a sun protector. Kind of how football players guy liner. Cheetahs are mature when they are 2-3 years old. Male cheetah mates with a female then leaves her, but he can choose to stay with her if he really likes her. Brothers live in groups, while the female lives with cubs. The males are bigger than females. Males can be very peaceful, but when breeding time comes they are fierce. They often fight and kill other male cheetahs to see who gets the girl. They are majestic and very flexible animals, and when they run their claws work as cleats, and their tail as a rudder. A cheetah can cover 44-50 feet in one stride when running, also a cheetah is off the ground more than half of the time when running. There body temperature can reach 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, but it takes one hour to return to normal. A cheetah has a lot of different types of calls. A cheetah can stare at its prey for 20 minutes without blinking. It can. The sad part is that predators kill 90% of the cheetahs. slowly cheetahs are dying.

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=**Links:**= [|__http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/cheetah__] __[]__