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MEASUREMENT MALE FEMALE LENGTH 3.5- 4.5 FT SLIGHTLY SMALLER TAIL LENGTH
60 – 84 cm (24 – 33 in)
60 – 84 cm (24 – 33 in) WEIGHT 50 kgs (110 lbs)
40 kgs (88 lbs) HEIGHT OF SHOULDER SLIGHTLY LARGER & BIGGER HEADS
67 – 94 CM ( 26 -37 ) IN
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIPTION APPERANCE 
The cheetah has a slender, long-legged body with blunt, semi-retractable claws.
Its coat is tan with small round black spots, and the fur is coarse and short.
The cheetah has a small head with high-set eyes.
Black tear marks which run from the corner of the eyes down the sides of the nose to the mouth, keep the sun out of the cheetahs eyes and aid in hunting.
Range Africa Habitat They live in treeless plain , medium, and long grass plain, bushes , tall grass, and other large plants. Diet They eat mainly gazelles, impalas, game birds, Hartebeest, rabbits, young warthogs, Kudu’s and Oryx. Status Endangered Reason for the status Loss of habitat Gestation Period 91 – 95 days Lifespan 12 years (17 in captivity)
AFRICAN CHEETAH
DALLAS ZOO
DALLAS TX