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CHEETAH THE FASTEST RUNNING CAT






The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest land animal on Earth, capable of reaching speeds as high as 75 mph or 120 km/h. Cheetahs are predators that sneak up on their prey and sprint a short distance to chase and attack.
  its average speed is only 40 mph (64 km/hr), punctuated by short bursts at its top speed. In addition to speed, a cheetah attains high acceleration. It can reach a speed of 47 mph (75 km/hr) in two seconds, or go from zero to 60 mph in 3 seconds and three strides. A cheetah accelerates as fast as one of the world's most powerful sports cars.


  • The top speed of a cheetah is around 69 to 75 mph. However, the cat can only sprint a short distance of around 0.28 miles. A cheetah is about 2.7 times faster than the fastest human runner.
  • A cheetah accelerates very quickly, allowing it to overtake prey at close range.
  • The fastest cheetah on record is Sarah. Sarah lives at the Cinncinati Zoo in Ohio. She ran the 100 meter dash in 5.95 seconds with a top speed of 61 mph.
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  • How Do Cheetahs Run So Fast?

    The cheetah's body is made for speed. The average cat only weighs 125 lbs. It has a small head, flattened rib cage and lean legs to minimize air resistance. The hard foot pads and blunt, semi-retractable claws perform as cleats to help the feet maintain traction. The long tail acts as a rudder to steer and stabilize the cat. A cheetah has an unusually flexible spine. Coupled with flexible hips and free-moving shoulder blades, the animal's skeleton is a sort of spring, storing and releasing energy. When the cheetah bounds forward, it spends over half its time with all four paws off the ground. The cat's stride length is an incredible 25 feet or 7.6 meters.
      Running so quickly demands a lot of oxygen. A cheetah has large nasal passages and enlarged lungs and heart to help intake air and oxygenate blood. When a cheetah runs, its respiratory rate increases from a rest rate of 60 to 150 breaths per minute.
     There are drawbacks to being so fast. Sprinting dramatically increases body temperature and exhausts the body's oxygen and glucose reserves, so a cheetah needs to rest after a chase. Cheetahs rest before they eat, so the cat faces an increased risk of losing a meal to competition.
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