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Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus |
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- Distribution:
- Almost exstinguished, nowdays it lives only in African's National Parks. Once, in India, it was trained for the hunting of the gazelle.
- Habitat:
- It prefers wide open spaces like the semi-desertic areas or savannas with bushes.
- Size:
- Male and female: 40 to 60 Kg.
Male and female: 75 to 85 Kg.
- Behaviour:
- Nocturnal animal, but, it hunts even during the day or in the full moon period. It runs a lonesome life or in small familiar groups.
Its worst enemies are: Hayenas, lions, leopards.
- Food:
- Carnivore. Hare, gazelles, birbs, little antelopes. It does not need a lot of water because it can take the liquids that it needs from its prey.
- Reproduction:
- 1 to 5 offsprings after a gestation period of 3 months.
- Longevity:
- About 15 years.
