Save the Cheetah!
Africa
Conservation/Endangerment
Description
Classification: Mammal Special Body Covering: Slender body covered with black spots.(ARK)
Description
Unusual characteristics: The cheetah can run up to 100 miles per hour. Food source: Antelopes , Gazelles (ARK)
Habitat
The cheetah lives in the grassy savanna plains and in open forests. It can also live in semi- deserts.(ARK)
Adaptation/Food Chain
Their farvorite food is antelops. One of the farvorite is Thomson's gazelle which make up most of the cheetah's diet. They may also team up with other cheetahs get bigger animals such as the wildbeast. They hunt in the day to advoid more bigger or agressive animals such as the hyena and the lion. It also eats its prey quickly before any other predetors come by.(ARK)
Work Cited
Gurr, Anthony. Cheetah. 2011. Photograph. Flickr, Frittenden, England . Web. 9 Apr 2013. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthony-gurr/6106224479/>.
Bulletholerevenge, . Cheetah-skin. 2007. Photograph. FlickrWeb. 9 Apr 2013. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/62462751@N06/5689437994/>.
Esco, Mike, and Mike Esco. Cheetah Run. 2011. Photograph. FlickrWeb. 11 Apr 2013. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/16989775@N07/6616139731/>.
Hollister, Ray. Cheetah Run. 2007. Photograph. Flickr Web. 12 Apr 2013. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/rayhollister/957075840/>.
Thompson, Sharon. Built For Speed . 1. Lerner Publications Company, 1998. 6-88. Print.