CHEETAHSBy Gavin

A Cheetah’s Habitat• Cheetahs live on the African grasslands of eastern and southern Africa.• Not so long ago cheetahs also inhabited an area from North Africa to India.

What Cheetahs Look Like

• Cheetahs can be 7 feet (2.1 meters long).• Cheetahs yellow or tan fur is covered with black spots.

What a Cheetah Eats

A cheetah likes to scan the countryside from a tree limb or the top of a termite mound.

A cheetah depends on sight rather than smell. A cheetah is carnivorous and eats a variety of

small animals. While most cats are nocturnal predators, the

cheetah is primarily diurnal, hunting in early morning and late afternoon.

A Cheetah’s Predators

A cheetah’s predators are lions, hyenas and leopards.

A Cheetah’s Life Cycle

In the wild, a cheetah can live about 10 to 12 years.

A female cheetah can give birth to 3 to 5 cubs at a time.

Interesting Facts

Cheetahs hunt during the day. Female cheetahs chirp to call their cubs. A cheetah has amazing eyesight during the

day and can spot prey from about 3 miles away.

Black stripes near their eyes protect the eyes from sunlight.

A cheetah can run 70 miles per hour.

My Resources

Kidcyber.au Msu.edu Pebblego.com Cheetahspot.com Ask.com Sciencekids.co.nz Google images