By Raul Castillo

Table of Contents Introduction: pg. 1 Physical Description: pg. 2 Habitat: pg. 3 Diet: pg. 4 Life Cycle: pg. 5 Dangers: pg. 6 Poem:pg. 7 Fast Facts: pg.8 Glossary: pg. 9

I'm the fastest land animal on earth. I go 60 to 70 mph. In less 2 seconds I reach the speed of 45 mph. Who am I ?  1

The cheetah has amazing eyesight and can see up to 3 miles away. Its weird how a cheetah can’t roar even though it is from the wild cat family. Instead they make chirping sounds. Their body is almost covered with spots all over. How does it do it running at speeds of 60 to 70 mph? A cheetah’s tail helps it keep its balance while running. A cheetah has to stop for half an hour to catch its breath. A cheetah may look like a big cat, but its actually the smallest wild cat. Most members of the wild cat family hunt at night but the cheetah hunts during the day.  2

Cheetahs live in Southern and Eastern of Africa. They live in Grasslands and Savannas, so they can blend in.  3

Diet Like most wild cats a cheetah is a carnivore. Cheetahs hunt in groups called coalitions. Cheetahs eat gazelles, hares, impales and wild beast. 4

Life Cycle Cheetahs live to be 7-15 years in age. Cheetahs have 1-6 cubs. The cubs stay with their mother until they are months. When a cub is born it will be blind for 4-10 days. It takes 90 days for a mother to carry her cubs. Then they are born. 5

Dangers Their main predator is the lion. If a bigger, stronger animal comes by they give up there catch. Cheetahs also have other dangers like hyenas, leopards, and humans. Cheetahs were listed endangered June 2,

Cheetahs By Raul Castillo Covered with spots. Hunting its prey. Eating its catch. Endangered by human. Tired of running so much. A wild cat that can’t climb trees. Hidden in savannas stoking its prey. 7

Fast Facts 1. Cheetahs have 2,000-3,000 spots. 2. At the speed 60 mph it covers 24 feet. 3. A female cheetah goes faster than a male cheetah. 4. The last king cheetah seen was in the 1900’s 8

Glossary mph- miles per hour balance- to keep oneself steady carnivore- to eat only meat Savannas- grassy plain coalitions- group of cheetahs 9

Works Cited Research Sites Cheetah Facts and Pictures -- National Geographic Kids Cheetah Facts - Speed, Prey, Food, Wild... - Science for Cheetah Fast Facts - Cheetah Kids Cheetah Facts and Pictures