CHEETAH

HABITAT

• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• Savannas and Grasslands

GROUP/CLASSIFICATION

• Group: Mammal
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalian
• Order: Carivora
• Family: Felidae
• Genus: Acinonyx

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• Skin type: Fur
• Size: 45in-53in
• Weight: 88lb-140lb
• Color: yellow with black spots

DIET

• Diet: Carnivore
• Prey: Gazelle, Wildebeest, Hare
• Predators: Human, Lion, Eagle

LIFE CYCLE

• Life Span: 10-12 years
• Age of maturity: 20- 24 months
• Gestation periods: 90 days
• Average litter size: 3 cubs

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• Name of young: Cub
• Age of weaning: 3 months
• Mortality rate: 75% of cheetahs don't make it to adults

INTERESTING FACTS

• Fastest land mammal in the world
• Cheetahs once lived in other continents
• A cheetah's tail helps it balance and change directions.

ENDANGERED

• Humans turn land into National Parks
• Humans poach them for skin
• Humans take vast majorities of land
• Farmers shot them because they thought they would eat their farm animals

POPULATION

• There are about 7,000-10,000 left
• There are 1/10 in captivity
• 90% decline over the past century

PROTECTION

• The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) told farmers other ways to get cheetahs away from their Livestock
• There are now poaching laws
• CCF told farmers not to harm them in the 1900s

I think that cheetahs are amazing animals to study, and observe. Without cheetahs the circle of life would completely get thrown out of balance, and please don't bring up Kion. Another thing it would effect is the food chain. We need to cherish
these animals that we have now because someday they won't be here for us to admire.

Don't be a cheater, save a cheetah.

RESOURCES

• A to Z endangered animals.com
• Bigcatrescue.org
• ScientificAmerican.com

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "Endangered Animals," -Animals.Web 08 Feb.2016.
• "Big Cat Rescue is Caring for Big Cats and Ending the Trade." Big Cat Rescue. Web. 08 Feb. 2016.
• "Science News, Articles, and Information." Scientific American. Web. 08 Feb. 2016.