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Cheetah

Leah Whitehead. Cheetah. Acinonux jubatus. Cheetah Characteristics . Long, slim, muscular legs Flexible spine Deep chest Built for speed. Natural Habit. Grasslands East Africa Savannas Semi- arid prairies . Diet & Size of a Cheetah. Small to medium antelopes Young warthogs Rabbits

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Cheetah

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  1. Leah Whitehead Cheetah Acinonuxjubatus

  2. Cheetah Characteristics • Long, slim, muscular legs • Flexible spine • Deep chest • Built for speed

  3. Natural Habit • Grasslands • East Africa • Savannas • Semi- arid prairies

  4. Diet & Size of a Cheetah • Small to medium antelopes • Young warthogs • Rabbits • Game bird Size of a Cheetah • 110 to 140 pounds

  5. Housing & Climate Requirements • Hot and humid areas • Don’t thrive in wet & dry areas

  6. Solitary or Pack animal? • Solitary animal

  7. Relationship With Other Species (Predator/Prey) Predators • Shy creature that roams widely • Eagles, humans, hyenas, lions

  8. Why are they endangered? • Decline in prey • Loss of habitat • Poaching • High mortality of cheetah cubs

  9. Population Size of Today • 12,400 cheetahs remaining in the wild • biggest population is currently located in Namibia

  10. Reproduction • Females reach maturity in twenty to twenty-four months • Males around twelve months Reproduce • Once a year

  11. Off springs • Up to nine cubs • Cubs weigh from 150 to 300 g

  12. Conservation Efforts • Different organizations • About The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) What is being done? • develop and implement better livestock management practices • eliminating the need for ranchers to kill so many cheetah • conduct conservation education programs for local villagers

  13. Five Question Quiz • 1. Are Cheetahs long and slim? • 2. Are Cheetahs solitary or pack animals? • 3. What is the natural habitat of a Cheetah? • 4. Why is the Cheetah endangered? • 5. Where in the world is the Cheetah found?

  14. Cited sources • http://www.defenders.org/cheetah/basic-facts • http://www.felineconservation.org/feline_species/cheetah.htm • www.wildnet.org

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