Informative Speech On Cheetahs

Cheetahs are the fastest land animals in the world with a maximum speed of 75 miles per hour. But did you know that the “South African cheetah is extinct in Lesotho, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi” as said in wikipedia.. Have you heard that an adult South African cheetahs can be 28 to 35 inches tall at the top of the shoulder. They are also a total length of 63 to 73 inches and weigh between 46 to 160 pounds. The scientific name for a South African cheetah is an Acinonyx jubatus jubatus In my next four paragraphs, I am going to tell you about the habitat, the special adaptations, and the diet of a South African cheetah. The South African cheetahs habitat is either in grasslands, savannas, arid environments, deserts, semi-desert areas or mountains. The …show more content…
One of their adaptations is their fast speed of 75 miles per hour to easily catch their prey. Another adaptation is the spots on their body. When trying to hide from their lunch, they can camouflage pretty much anywhere with their cool black spots. Also, when cheetahs run, they have very strong and large lungs that help them breathe and not get tired out to fast. The last adaptation for a South African cheetah is their massively strong eyesight. They can see very far and wide to catch their prey. These are the special survival adaptations for South African cheetahs. South African cheetahs are carnivores. They usually eat antelope sizes big and small. Also, they prefer eating gazelle or impala. In the wild, they generally kill their meal about every two days with all the meat on the antelope, gazelle, and impala. Since cheetahs aren't even close to as big of an animal as a leopard, they could only probably kill and animal half of their weight. A normal cheetah weighs 150 pounds at adult size so they could only hunt animals a weight of about 80 pounds, maybe 90 at max. This is the diet of a South African