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One of two videos from National Geographic's award-winning multimedia coverage of cheetahs in the magazine's November 2012 iPad edition. See the other: http:...
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Cheetah usually live up to 8-10 years in the wild compared to leopards which can live up to 12-17 years. Mating season for cheetah tend to be during the dry season versus leopards that mate all year round. The gestation period for female leopards is around 90-105 days versus female cheetah is around 90-95 days. Cheetah cubs have a lower ...
Dec 27, 2016 · December 27, 2016. • 6 min read. The world’s fastest land mammal is racing toward extinction, with the latest cheetah census suggesting that the big cats, which are already few in number, may ...
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- Alexandra E. Petri
Cheetah vs Leopard Lifespan. Wild cheetahs and leopards have similar lifespans. Cheetahs will live for between 10 and 15 years, and leopards live for between 10 and 12 years. Leopard cubs have a survival rate of only 41% to 50%. While this is quite low, cheetah cubs have an even lower survival rate.
Like cats in the genus Felis, cheetahs purr rather than roar. The cheetah grows to about 55 in. (140 cm) long, excluding the 29–31-in. (75–80-cm) tail, and weighs 75–119 lbs (34–54 kg). The adult’s coarse fur is sandy yellow above, white below, and covered with small black spots; a black streak runs down the face from the corner of ...
Cheetah Biology. The cheetah is a truly unique animal. Being the world's fastest land animal, it is built for speed. At accelerating from 0 to 84 km/hr in just 3 seconds, and with top speed of 110 km/hr, means that the cheetah can out-perform a sports car. Cheetahs are markedly different in both anatomy and behavior from the other 36 species of ...
Cheetah. The cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at 80 to 128 km/h (50 to 80 mph) with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being 93 and 98 km/h (58 and 61 mph). It has several adaptations for speed, including a light build, long thin ...
