CHEETAH

Physical Characteristics

• golden brown with black dots all over
• their colour helps them hide in bushes
• weigh from 86 to 143 pounds
• head and body grow to 44/53 long
• born with blue eyes then change to yellow

Reasons Why Cheetah's are Endangered

• 90% of the population has disappeared
• declined in prey, loss of habitat
• more high mortality of cheetah cubs
• farmers kill them for attacking their livestock
• main target for illegal hunting

Habitat of a Cheetah

• live in dry places, like Africa or Asia
• usually go a long time without water
• open savannas and grassland areas
• where they can see from a distance
• need bushes and shrubs to hide for hunting

Diet and Predator

• carnivore and eats mostly mammals
• primarily eat antelopes, zebras, wildesbeets and etc.
• uses their vision to hunt their prey
• young cubs are hunted by lions and hyenas
• adult cheetah's do not have any natural predators

Reproduction and Behaviour

• female cheetahs reach maturity at 2 years old
• females give birth to 3-5 cubs
• mate with different partners through their lifetime
• raise their cubs for 18 months
• males live in small groups that they form