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 The
cheetah is an amazing animal. The animal with beautiful fur can run very fast. Cheetahs
once lived throughout Asia and Africa.
However, they disappeared from India in the 1940s. Today they are
endangered and only a few of them are left in the wild.
The cheetah is the fastest mammal on land. It can reach speeds of 97 or 113
kilometers an hour over short distances. It has excellent eyesight, too. So it can
find prey very easily. Cheetahs
eat small to medium-size animals such
as hares and gazelles.
 Baby cheetahs
stay with their mothers until they are 12 to 20 months old. A cheetah's
head and body grow up to 135 centimeters long. Its tail measures up to 85 centimeters
long. Adult cheetahs weigh from 39 to 65 kilograms.
Today, only a few cheetahs remain, mainly in southern
and eastern Africa. It is not easy to count their numbers because
they are shy and solitary. Around 15,000 cheetahs are
thought to be living in the wild. Loss of habitat and declining numbers
of their prey are main causes of their endangerment. Also, people
have killed many cheetahs for their fur. |
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