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Cheetah
Order : Carnivora
Family : Felidae
Subfamily : Acinonychinae
Species : Acinonyx jubatus
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest mammal living on solid ground. The slender, long-legged cats are capable to reach top speeds of up to 120 km/h. Cheetahs are up to 1,5 meters long and weigh up to 65 kg. Remarkable is their relativly small head. Above all Cheetahs inhabit steppe and semi-deserts south of the Sahara nowadays. In former times Cheetahs were spread in entire Africa and parts of Asia, except the rainforests and deserts. Cheetahs live solitary or in small groups. Such group of cats may for example consist of a female and her young, up to 2 years old. But also males join together to groups sometimes. Cheetahs inhabit home ranges which are sized about 100 square kilometers. The 1 up to 5 young are born after a pregnancy of about 3 months. They are weaned when half a year old but stay with their mother until they are sexually matured at an age of about 2 years. Cheetahs may reach an age of up to 15 years.
The Cheetah, hunting leopard is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the cheetah
A young / baby of a cheetah is called a 'cub'. A cheetah group is called a 'coalition'.Countries
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia and ZimbabweHabitats
Desert, Dry savanna, Grassland, Hot Desert, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Temperate Desert and Temperate Grassland
Facts about the cheetah
Description Cheetahs are the
Bioinquiry: Why Cheetahs are Endangered Why Species are Endangered? (Full text)
Acinonyx jubatus is listed on CITES Appendix I and is declared as endangered by the U. (Full text)
The Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. (Full text)
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Acinonyx jubatus is like no other cat. (Full text)
The cheetah is smaller than the other two cats, but by far the fastest at speeds of 70 miles per hour it can run faster than all other animals. (Full text)
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) Today cheetahs are extremely endangered, with only about 12,500 alive in Africa. (Full text)
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The Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that hunts by sight and speed rather than by stealth. (Full text)
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Cheetahs are simply built different than the other cats. (Full text)
The cheetah or (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat mainly found on the grassy plains (Full text)
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The cheetah is the fastest animal on earth. (Full text)
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an endangered species with low fecundity (Full text)
(additional references)Top Crosswords: Acinonyx JubatusNon-English Usage: "Acinonyx Jubatus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. (Full text)
Here is his original plea to us at WAC: The future of the Asiatic cheetah is uncertain in the wild. (Full text)
1. cheetah, chetah, Acinonyx jubatus -- (long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game)cheetah
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