Cheetahs sometimes fail
to catch their prey because
they can only run fast for
3/10 of a mile. Another
reason why cheetahs can’t
chase their prey for very
long is because its body
temperature can can go up
to 105°F and they are
normally panting heavily.
That shows that they are
very tired. Also, if a
cheetah gets distracted
while chasing its prey, it
c o u l d l o s e i t s p r e y.
Cheetahs have to eat very
fast because they can’t
climb trees, so they can’t
keep their prey in a tree.
Sometimes cheetahs are
forced to give up their prey
to bigger animals such as
lions, leopards, etc.
Another reason why they
can’t fight back at
predators trying to steal
their prey is because
cheetahs can’t roar to scare
away their predator s.
Cheetahs can only purr.
How bad do you think
these limitations are?
live and how they survive
there. Cheetahs need certain
things in the place where they
live. For example, cheetahs
need a habitat with tall grass,
large plants, and bushes so
cheetahs can hide from
predators. Cheetahs need a
point of elevation so they can
look for prey from above then
go chase the prey. Cheetahs
even find their home by how
much food there is in that
spot.
Another big part of a
cheetah’s life is where they
You might be wondering
where these habitats are.
Cheetah’s historically lived in
all of Africa and Asia all the
way to South Africa and India.
Cheetah’s now live in arts of
Eastern Africa, Central Africa,
and Southwester n Asia.
Cheetahs now live in a small
part of Iran. Namibia, Africa
is also home to a lot of Africa’s
cheetahs. Namibia, Africa is a
nice desert country like the
those that cheetahs love.
Sounds like a pretty good place
to live, don’t you think so?
Cheetahs mostly live in
some grassy savanna plains
and some semi-arid
deserts.Cheetahs don’t like
forests because the trees get in
their ways when they are
trying to chase their prey.
There is one problem though,
cheetahs habitats have been
d i s a p p e a r i n g. T h i s i s
happening because the land
that cheetahs live on is
being taken over by
people starting
farms and ranches
on the land that was
a cheetahs home.
“The key to saving the
cheetah is to make this
a valuable proposition
for people who have to
share their land with
A cheetah
the Cheetah” says Dr.
Laurie Marker who is
Where Cheetahs
Live And How
They Survive There
ANIMALS
the founder and executive
director of the Cheetah
Conservation Fund.
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