The Great Survival Race: My Life as a Cheetah

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The Great Survival RaceMy Life as a Cheetah

• Ms. Chaves and Mr. Ng

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Who am I?

• I belong to the cat family (Felidae).
• I am a mammal.
• I am a carnivore- flesh eater.
• I am the fastest land animal in the
• world. I can go from zero to seventy
• miles per hour in just a few seconds!

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What do I look like?

• I have a small head.
• I have a lean body with a broad chest.
• I have a long tail for balance.
• I have long slender legs with blunted
  unsheathed claws.
• I weigh about 130 pounds.
• I reach a length of almost 7 feet.
• I have a coat that is tan with small, round,
  black spots, and the fur is coarse and short.

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Where do I live?What is like?

• I live in the wide-open plains or woodlands of
  Africa and the Middle East.

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What do I eat? How do I get my food?

• I eat Thomson's gazelles, impala, wildebeest and
  calves (when I hunt with other cheetahs), guinea
  fowl, and hares

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Who are my enemies?

• Lions and leopards will attack and kill me if
  they can.
• I cant defend my kill against packs of hyenas,
  lions, leopards, or even a large gathering of
  vultures.
• Humans also like to kill us for our fur and our
  habitat.

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What is a typical day in my life?

• I like to lead a solitary life.
• I spend my late mornings and early evenings
  hunting.
• Once I find my food, I must eat quickly to avoid
  losing my kill.

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Am I endangered? Why?

• YES, I am one of the most endangered species!
• As humans are taking over my habitat to use the
  land for farming, my prey is disappearing.
• Many of my cubs are dying because the females
  cant defend them.
• Farmers also kill me
• when I attack
• their livestock.

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How can you help save my species?

• You can
• support laws to stop the sale and use of wild cat
  skins around the world.
• help wildlife organizations and encourage
  governments to set up preserves.
• educate others about the endangerment of my
  species.
• Its up to you to save my life!!!

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Works Cited

• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_fe
  ature/0003/cheetah2.html
• http//kidsplanet.org/factsheets/cheetah.html
• Simon, Seymour. Big Cats. Harper Collins
  Publishers, 1991.
• http//www.recycline.com/images/animals/profile-ch
  eetah-v2.gif
• http//www.aafrican-safari.com/Cheetah_071.jpg