Jane Strohm's List: Cheetah

• The cheetah is the fastest mammal on land. It can run up to 60 miles an hour (100 kilometers an hour)!

  • How fast is the cheetah's speed in miles per minute?
• More About Cheetahs

  • Click on the link below and list three additional facts about the cheetah.
• Illustration by Natalya Zahn

  • Extra credit option:
    Click "enlarge to print" above.
    Print and color with biologically appropriate colors.
    Include in your science notebook by 9/1/09

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• Geographic Range

  • 1. Where is the cheetah found in the wild?
    Provide a link to a map of the places where it lives.
    2. In which class, order and family is the cheetah classified?

• Protection status: Endangered

  • List some reasons the cheetah is considered endangered.