| The cheetah has had one of the most
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| | species; it has a hard time adapting to
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| dramatic lives of any cat. The cheetah
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| | new environments. And they are also
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| was originally around almost 4 million
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| | difficult to breed in captivity.Cheetahs
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| years ago, long before the other big
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| | can be found in Africa. They usually
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| cats. It was once very common in Europe,
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| | spend their time in a sparse semi-desert
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| North America, Asia and Africa. Then,
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| | and grassy plains. The cheetah needs to
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| about 10,000 years ago, the cheetah
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| | be near bushes, tall grass and other
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| disappeared from North America. This
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| | plants, so they can hide from predators.
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| sudden disappearing act was caused by a
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| | The cheetahs food of choice is Thompson's
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| major climatic change. Evidence that the
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| | gazelles, but they also eat antelope,
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| cheetah existed in the US, was found in
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| | hares, warthog and birds.Females give
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| areas now known as, Texas, Nevada and
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| | birth to 1 to 5 kittens after a gestation
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| Wyoming. The cheetah was also gone in
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| | period of 90 to 95 days. The mother will
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| Europe, and most of those in Asia and
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| | move the kittens often, trying to protect
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| Africa had disappeared. Because of this
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| | them, but eventually the mother has to
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| traumatic event, it is believed that the
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| | leave the kittens alone so she can go
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| cheetahs we see today, were all the
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| | find food. This is probably why 90% of
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| result of inbreeding and this is why it
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| | the kittens are killed within the first
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| is hard to find markings, that could
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| | three months. The newborns usually leave
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| distinguish one cheetah from the next.The
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| | their mothers within 13 to 20 months
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| cheetah has a sleek, almost fragile
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| | after birth. The life span of the
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| looking body. Its tail is almost as long
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| | cheetah can be up to 12 years in the wild
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| as its entire body. But there's a reason
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| | and up to 20 years in captivity.Because
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| for that, the tail provides balance to
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| | of what happened in the past and the
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| the cheetah when it runs. And when it
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| | events that followed; the cheetah suffers
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| runs, the cheetah is like no other
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| | from a lack of diversity. Because of
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| animal, in fact, it is the fastest land
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| | this, they are more prone to disease than
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| animal. The cheetah can reach speeds
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| | other cats and have a hard time
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| approaching 70 mph. The cheetah hunts
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| | reproducing. Due to the continued decline
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| with speed, it knocks down its prey
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| | in prey, the loss of places to roam and
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| before killing it. Though the cheetah is
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| | the illegal killing, cheetahs are finding
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| fast, it can't sustain its speed for more
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| | it hard to survive. The cheetah is
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| than a minute, that's why if the cheetah
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| | really a marvelous creature, it would be
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| doesn't catch its prey early in the
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| | a shame to realize, that after all it has
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| chase, it will give up. Unlike many big
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| | done just to still be alive, that society
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| cats, a cheetah can purr, but it cannot
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| | can't find a way to help it continue for
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| roar. The cheetah is a very vulnerable
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| | centuries to come.
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