jittery prey. The tall grass provides perfect cover as they edge nearer. Only when the cheetah is close enough to be confident of a kill will it risk expending energy in an exhilarating but ...

Cheetahs are known to be selective in their feeding habits — “clean eaters” that only go after the prime parts of their kill, such as the liver. But a new study has found that the large, slender, ...

Interestingly, this often-quoted maximum speed was achieved with a cheetah chasing a car on a runway. In reality, prey chases often occur at much slower speeds of between 30-40mph. Nonetheless ...

They keep prey species healthy by killing the weak and old individuals. They also act as a population check which helps plants-life by preventing overgrazing. Cheetahs eat small- to medium-size ...