Cheetah

Acinonux jubatus

Leah Whitehead

Cheetah Characteristics

• Long, slim, muscular legs• Flexible spine• Deep chest• Built for speed

Natural Habit

• Grasslands• East Africa• Savannas• Semi- arid prairies

Diet & Size of a Cheetah

• Small to medium antelopes• Young warthogs• Rabbits• Game birdSize of a Cheetah• 110 to 140 pounds

Housing & Climate Requirements

• Hot and humid areas• Don’t thrive in wet & dry areas

Solitary or Pack animal?

• Solitary animal

Relationship With Other Species (Predator/Prey)

Predators• Shy creature that roams widely• Eagles, humans, hyenas, lions

Why are they endangered?

• Decline in prey• Loss of habitat• Poaching• High mortality of cheetah cubs

Population Size of Today

• 12,400 cheetahs remaining in the wild• biggest population is currently located in

Namibia

Reproduction

• Females reach maturity in twenty to twenty-four months

• Males around twelve months Reproduce• Once a year

Off springs

• Up to nine cubs• Cubs weigh from 150 to 300 g

Conservation Efforts

• Different organizations• About The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)What is being done?• develop and implement better livestock

management practices• eliminating the need for ranchers to kill so

many cheetah• conduct conservation education programs for

local villagers

Five Question Quiz

• 1. Are Cheetahs long and slim?• 2. Are Cheetahs solitary or pack animals?• 3. What is the natural habitat of a Cheetah?• 4. Why is the Cheetah endangered?• 5. Where in the world is the Cheetah found?

Cited sources

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

• http://www.felineconservation.org/feline_species/cheetah.htm

• www.wildnet.org