The cheetah is a large feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. It is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx. The cheetah can run faster than any other land animal— as fast as in short bursts covering distances up to‚ and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to in three seconds. This cat is also notable for modifications in the species’ paws. It is one of the few felids with semi-retractable claws. Etymology The word "cheetah" is derived from the Sanskrit word ’’
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Francesca Caravello 3/8/12 The Asiatic Cheetah The Asiatic Cheetah is a wild cat that can be found in Northern Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that only fifty to sixty of these big cats remain in the wild. These cats live approximately twelve to fourteen years on average. Asiatic cheetahs are very rare and nearly extinct. This cat is considered the fastest land mammal in the world. There are so many threats to this cheetah even while it’s endangered‚ such as agriculture
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Recently cheetahs have undergone a decrease in population size‚ resulting in less variation in genes. Scientists think that this decrease may have happened during the last ice age affecting today’s cheetahs ever since (Menotti-Raymond and O’Brien‚ 1992). Scientists were able to discover this by looking at mitochondrial DNA as well as hypervariable nminisatellite loci in South African and East African cheetahs (Menotti-Raymond and O’Brien‚ 1992). By looking
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scientific things about a Acinonyx jubatus or cheetah? Well today you are in luck I will tell you the type of cells the cheetah has. Then‚ where the cheetah gets its energy from. How it responds to the environment‚ the growth of the cheetah from birth to adult if they are asexual or sexual‚ the number of offspring they can have‚ and the adaptations they have made. The cheetah is in the “Animalia kingdom “‚classified as mammalia ‚and its order is carnivora. Cheetahs have a type of cell that is called “Eukaryotes”
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Why Spots? Once there was three baby cheetahs name Alfred‚ Sinzu‚ and Sprinkles. One day Mother Cheetah and her three cubs were hunting zebras. ”Stay low my little ones‚ they can’t see you coming.” said Mother Cheetah. After 10 minutes of stalking Mother cheetah finally caught a zebra. As Mother Cheetah and her cubs were eating their zebra dinner curious little Sinzu asks “Momma how come zebras gots stripes on their coat but we gots nothing?” “Ya!” screams the cubs in unison. “Because that’s how
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Cheetah Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd 1.0 APPAREL INDUSTRY BACKGROUND During the eighties‚ Malaysia was the forth largest manufacturing export contributor of apparel. However‚ the industry had shown declining trends during the nineties as the government switched their focus towards the electronic and electrical industry and was prevailed by China‚ Bangladesh‚ Sri Lanka‚ Pakistan‚ Indonesia and Vietnam due to lower production cost‚ and cheap and longer hours labour. Between year 1999 and 2000‚ the industry
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differentiates them is their ecology. The cheetah is a very good example of ecology. Its biodiversity is one example of this. The cheetah is seen as competition to other predators. It preys on only herbivores. An example of this would be the cheetah chasing a gazelle in order to get its food source.
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10‚000 Cheetahs that remain in the world. Back in the 19th century there was around 100‚000 Cheetahs. That is a humongous difference through the years and that shows that Cheetahs have started to go endangered. I will be showing you how Cheetahs have been negatively affected by Human activity. Throughout time Cheetahs have had many impacts on the world. It has impacted the ecosystem‚ for example Cheetahs feed all types of other animals like‚ beatles‚ vultures and other scavengers. The Cheetah leaves
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Cheetahs are a separate genus from other great cats‚ a genus of their own. Their genus name‚ Acinonyx‚ is a Greek word for “thorn” and “claw”. Differ from lions and leopards‚ whose retractable claws are designed for tearing flesh and climbing trees‚ cheetahs have semi-retractable claws providing solid grip and quick acceleration. The cheetah’s body is designed for speed – pure‚ raw‚ explosive speed. It’s small streamlined head; deep chest; long‚ light limbs; powerful hind legs; flexible shoulders
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