King Cheetah

Some interesting facts about cheetahs

June 5, 2020 by Michael Broad

I have focused on speed and been selective in presenting these cheetah facts. There are many pages about the cheetah on this site. Please use the custom search tool. Name The cheetah derives its name from the Hindu word chita which means “spotted or sprinkled”. The scientific name of the cheetah, Acinonyx, is thought …

What do King Cheetahs eat?

December 13, 2017October 20, 2016 by Michael Broad

The king cheetah eats the same as any other cheetah. This is because the only difference between the king cheetah and other cheetahs is the markings on the coat due to a genetic mutation. Such a genetic mutation has no bearing on what the cheetah eats. The most authoritative book on the wild cats …

October 20, 2016May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

There is a certain similarity between the coat pattern of the king cheetah and that of marbled Bengal cats or perhaps the pattern is somewhere in between the classic spotted coat and the marbled coat of the Bengal cat. I particularly refer to the dense lines running down either side of the spine of …

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