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Cheetah
A sprinter’s slender build supports short chases across open ground.
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Long legs, a small head and a flexible spine give the cheetah its distinctive shape. Each feature is linked to fast running. Large nostrils help it take in air during exertion, while its supple body moves with each bound. Over a short distance, a cheetah can exceed one hundred kilometres per hour.
This is not a speed it maintains on a long journey. The chase is a short sprint. Cheetahs are mainly active by day and hunt gazelles, impalas and other smaller antelopes, among other prey. Their diet also includes hares and birds. Open grassland, savannah and semi-desert are among the habitats in which they live.
Behind the appearance of a powerful runner lies a long period of parental care. After a pregnancy of around three months, the female usually gives birth to four to six cubs. She cares for them for about a year and a half. Protecting cheetahs means preserving both their habitats and the animals they eat. Fragmentation of the land and declining natural prey make life difficult even for a predator capable of such a fast chase.
Pre deti
A cheetah has long legs, a small head and a very flexible spine. This build helps it run fast. Over a short distance it can exceed one hundred kilometres per hour. That is a sprint, not a pace for an entire journey.
It mainly hunts during the day. Its prey includes gazelles and other small antelopes. It lives in open habitats such as savannahs and semi-deserts. It needs space and the animals that provide its food.
After around three months of pregnancy, a mother cheetah usually has four to six cubs. She cares for them for about a year and a half. Habitat loss threatens whole cheetah families, so protecting these cats also means protecting the places where they live.
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