Cheetah's distinguishing features
This Cheetah photograph, taken as the sleek cat pauses briefly and turns its head, illustrates many of the cheetah’s characteristic or distinguishing features.

  • A member of the cat family, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is uncompromisingly built for speed
  • It is lightly built (compared to leopard or lion), with long, slender legs. The back thighs are powerful and muscular
  • The feet are small, with claws unsheathed for better grip while running
  • The head is small with large nostrils for sucking in oxygen, while the chest is relatively broad in relation to rest of the body
  • The tail is long for helping with balance while running at speed; the bottom section of the tail is ringed in black and white, ending in a white tip.

For more about cheetah, see Cheetah Information



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