The Cheetah’s Life By Seung Jee Song
Table of Contents Introduction .................................. 3 Come Out Come Out Where Ever You Are! 3 Blur Cheetahs! ............................... 3 Comparing Cheetahs ......................... 4 Ate a Good Meal? ........................... 4 Look Out Cheetahs! .......................... 3 Cute Cheetah Cubs! .......................... 3 Glossary ...................................... 4
Introduction Do you want to learn about cheetahs? Well, this book tells you about the lifestyle of cheetahs and what cheetahs do to survive.
Come Out Come Out Where Ever You Are! Cheetahs live in grasslands. Cheetahs have black spots on their yellow fur. Cheetahs camouflage in the tall grass because of their fur. Animals don’t know the cheetah is there. Lions also live in grasslands.
Blur Cheetahs! Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on Earth. Cheetahs run 75 mph
(110 km). Cheetahs run faster than a safari vehicle. Cheetahs have a big lung and big a heart to run fast. When cheetahs run they stop after a very short time.
Comparing Cheetahs Cheetahs are a type of wildcat. Cheetahs live in the grasslands. Cheetahs, tigers, puma, jaguars, etc are relatives. Cheetahs and leopards look the same but leopards got splotches instead of spots and leopards live in the forests. Lions that also live in the grasslands are a type of wildcats.
Ate a Good Meal? Cheetahs are carnivores. Cheetahs eat antelopes, gazelles, and buffalos. Cheetahs climb termite mounds to see where their prey is. Cheetahs walk slowly when they’re far away from their prey. Cheetahs run top speed when
they’re very close to their prey. Cheetahs bite their prey’s first to suffocate it. Cheetahs are not the only carnivores. Crocodiles, bears, eagles, etc are also carnivores.
Look Out Cheetahs! Cheetahs are an endangered species. Sometimes lions eat young cheetahs. They are only about 2000 - 4000 cheetahs left in the world today. People around the world are saving the cheetahs. Some are now in protection.
Cute Cheetah Cubs! Female cheetahs give birth to about 3 cubs at a time. Young cheetahs are taught how to hunt by killing very young and sick and old gazelles, antelopes, and buffalos etc. Cheetahs leave their mothers when they’re 18
– 20 months old. Sometimes female cheetahs give birth to 5 cubs!
Glossary Camouflage ------ an animal that can hide anywhere that the pattern in the animal is the same. Carnivores ------- a meat-eater Endangered ----- very few left Grasslands ------ a land that is hot and is full of grass Prey ---------- a carnivore’s food