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Cheetahs are the fastest terrestrial animals on the planet, capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. They stand around 30 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh between 110 and 140 pounds. They have long, beautiful legs; a tiny, rounded head on a long neck; an extremely flexible spine; a deep chest; unique traction pads on their feet, and a long tail utilized for balance at high speeds. Additionally, the cheetah is the only cat that cannot retract its claws, which provides additional traction. Additionally, they have characteristic black "tear tracks" running from the corner of each eye to their lips, which give anti-glare protection when hunting throughout the day.
Cheetahs, in a nutshell, are created for speed, elegance, and hunting.
Cheetahs feed primarily on tiny antelopes such as Thomson's gazelles and impalas and attack small animals and birds. When a cheetah hunts, it approaches its victim and then attempts to outpace it with a burst of speed. The cheetah then swipes the animal to the ground and suffocates it with a neck bite.
It then consumes food swiftly while keeping an eye out for scavengers like lions, leopards, hyenas, vultures, and jackals that will take from the cheetah's extreme shyness.
In contrast to most other cats, cheetahs prefer to hunt during the day, especially in the early morning or early evening.
Cheetahs are primarily solitary creatures. After mating, a male may socialize with a female, but otherwise, the female is either with her cubs or herself.
Cubs spend a significant amount of time with their moms while learning to hunt. Mom will return with a tiny, live antelope for her children to hunt and capture.
Unfortunately, cheetahs have an extremely high cub death rate. Around half to seventy percent perish during the first three months of birth because of their vulnerability to illness and predators like eagles, hyenas, and lions.
Cheetahs are now classed as "vulnerable" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. In 1900, Africa was home to an estimated 100,000 cheetahs. Around 7,500 adults remain in the wild; the population has declined by approximately 30% in the last 18 years.
However, the high cub death rate is not the only issue facing cheetahs; they also confront significant human-wildlife conflict and habitat degradation.
The cheetah's habitat has dwindled considerably over the years, and it is currently barely 25% of its original size. They do exist (primarily in Eastern and Southern Africa). They are typically widespread but poorly distributed.
Cheetahs like broad plains where they may stalk their prey. However, as human populations increase and agriculture and civilization expand into grassland, more and more of the cheetahs' habitat is vanishing.
The second issue that cheetahs are now experiencing is a confrontation with humans. As humans spread into the cheetah's habitat, its preferred food disappears, forcing them to hunt cattle. As a result, farmers see them as pests and eliminate them in response.
AWF is addressing these issues by engaging communities and minimizing human-wildlife conflict.
By educating communities that cohabit with cheetahs on cultivating and growing sustainably and offering incentives for adopting best practices, AWF promotes peaceful coexistence between humans and animals. AWF is also assisting in constructing predator-proof bomas (animal enclosures) to protect the livestock from danger. When cheetahs kill livestock, farmers are compensated to replace the carcass without resorting to vengeance against the cheetahs.
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