Asiatic Cheetah

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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 86 – 143 lbs SLIGHTLY SMALLER HEIGHT OF   SHOULDER SLIGHTLY LARGER & BIGGER HEADS

      67 – 94 CM ( 26 -37 ) IN

 

 

 

 

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS  DESCRIPTION  APPEARANCE

 

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 cheetah’s eyes and aid in hunting.

 

Range  

S. Asia, Middle East. 

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

Asiatic Cheetahs are going towards extinction. In some areas 50 to 75 percent of all cheetah cubs die before 3 months.

Reason for the status  

Loss of habitat

Gestation Period  

91 – 95 days

Lifespan

 

12 years (17 in captivity)