The Cheetah

(Acinonyx jubatus)

Class: mammalia
Order: carnivores
Family: felidae
Status: vulnerable
less than 10000 individuals in the wild). Cheetah are facing a loss of territories and a reduction of prey available.
Longévité : 40 ans.
Characteristics : this elegant big cat, with long legs specially adapted for running is the world’s fastest land mammalia. It weighs 40 – 70 kg, the male being larger than the female. After a gestation period of 90 days, the female gives birth to a 3 – to 5 – strong litter which she alone will rear. The cheetah lives on the savannah and grasslands of Africa.
Meal: gazelles and young antelopes form the cheeta’s usual prey. Lions and hyenas are known to poach the cheeta’s catch and may also threaten its Young.

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