Can cheetahs swim?
Of course cheetahs can swim. All cats, domestic, feral and wild can swim well. As is the case for all cats, it is as if cheetahs are born with firmware in their brains, to use the language of technology, which … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: cheetah ecology
Are cheetahs nocturnal?
Are cheetahs nocturnal? There isn’t a black-and-white answer to this question. It depends on where the cheetahs are. Although cheetahs mainly hunt by day, their hours vary slightly from place to place. For example, in the Sahara, where understandably it … Continue reading →
Are cheetahs faster than cars?
Are cheetahs faster than cars? The answer is Yes and No.
Continue reading →Do cheetahs live in the rainforest?
Cheetahs do not live in the rainforest. The map below shows you where the cheetah lives on the African continent and in Iran and Azerbaijan. I made it from IUCN Red List information. The distribution is incredibly fragmented due to … Continue reading →
Success rate of cheetah hunts
Are cheetahs good hunters? Although cheetahs are generally more successful in hunting than other large wild cats, their success rate depends on their age, sex and the type of prey hunted. In The Serengeti Lion (1972), G.B. Schaller reports that … Continue reading →
Do cheetahs scavenge?
Do cheetahs scavenge? Yes, cheetahs occasionally scavenge although at one time it was believed that the cheetah was one of the few carnivores who did not. For the sake of clarity cheetahs do sometimes feed from the carcasses of animals … Continue reading →
How do cheetahs hunt?
“A hungry cheetah has two ways of finding a meal.” Cheetahs either watch from a resting site or walk slowly through grassland looking for prey. They might also scan the area from a raised platform such as a termite mound. … Continue reading →