Cheetah 2
Cheetah 2Cheetah
(Acinonyx Jubatus)
I chose to do my television project on the cheetah which I saw on
the Discovery Channel. Although I knew some interesting characteristics
on the cheetah, I did happen to discover some facts I did not know. Those of which are written in the rest of the paper along with some facts I
thought were pretty cool.
The cheetah is an endangered species and has been for quit some time. This is mainly due to poachers who hunt and kill this animal for it�s illustrious fur of different colors. It�s coat is very coarse and a goldish color including some round black spots for camouflage. It has �tear strips�
running from it�s eyes to it�s nose. The next part was surprising to me in
that the cheetah is only 44-53 inches long. On the TV they always seem bigger somehow. And the tail is about 26-33 inches long! Their average weight is 86-143 pounds, surprisingly light for such a powerful animal.
It�s low weight, it seems, is what allows it have it�s high top speed of
sixty miles per...
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