The serval and the caracal live in the African savannah.
Young cheetahs practise their hunting skills while playing with each other.
Cheetahs are champion runners, but their bodies are not built for heavy fighting.
The mother cheetah will spend more than a year teaching her babies how to survive.
The cheetah has dog-like claws and paws, and can’t retract its claws like most cats can. In fact, “cheetah” means “dog-cat”.
Video: The charging attack of a cheetah causes panic in a wildebeest herd. In the turmoil, the cat picks out a victim – usually the weakest or the slowest. After a few seconds, the chase is over. This time, the hunt is successful.
Advice: Unless you look like an antelope, you’re not in danger from a cheetah. And this is a good thing, because you couldn’t beat a cheetah in a footrace in any event!
Next: Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They have plenty of room to run, because they live in a huge grassland called the African savannah.
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