The Endangered CheetahBy: Leonard Pettus and Karee Hashim

Scientific Name: Acinonyx jubatus Size: 30 inches at the shoulder Weight: 110 to 140 pounds Lifespan: 10 to 20 years 45 miles per hour within 2.5 seconds Top speed—up to 64 miles per hour

About the Cheetah

Continued Information Only drink every three to four days Drags pray into a shady area

Habitat Cheetahs are found in open and partially open savannas. Open grasslands Most wild cheetahs are found in eastern and southwestern

Africa Males live alone or in small groups Female cheetahs are solitary animals

Cheetah Population Hunted for their spotted coats Habitat destruction has caused a decline in population Roughly around 15,000 remain In the last 100 years they have decreased During the last century 90% of the population has been lost

Conservation Efforts The Cheetah Conservation Fund has been working on ways

to help protect the cheetahs. There has been restrictions on the hunting of cheetahs. Performing a necropsy Counting herds of antelope on game drives Observing cheetah surgeries are occurrences

Questions What is the cheetah scientific name? How fast can a cheetah run? How many cheetahs are left in the world? How long do they live up to? True or false, do cheetahs reach up 60 mph in three

seconds.

Work Cited http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/che

etah/

http://www.defenders.org/cheetah/basic-facts http://

nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/Facts/fact-cheetah.cfm

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