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Cheetah Zac

The cheetah lives in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Asia Minor, and even East of India.

The cheetah prefers to live in open grasslands and mountainous terrain.

The cheetah eats small antelope like steenbok, impala duiker and warthog.

The cheetah is hunted by the lion and the baby cheetah is hunted by lions and hyena.

It camouflages in the grass and its surroundings.

The name cheetah comes from an Indian word meaning “spotted one”.

Cheetahs were so popular that Akbar the great of India was said to have kept about 1000.

The cheetah can reach a speed of 0 to 84km/hr in 3 seconds.

Web references: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cheetah.htm,