CHEETAH

Impala look to baboons for security from big cats lurking in the woodlands. From their watchtowers, baboons call out threats to the earth-bound impala.

This mother cheetah's name Phefo means 'wind,' and you'll know why when you see her run. In seconds, she can go from zero to one of the fastest creatures on land.

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus): a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Carnivora Family: | Felidae Genus: | Acinonyx Species: | jubatus Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land mammal. They can reach speeds up ...

  Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Habitat: Areas with expanses of land, dense brush, and abundant prey, such as grasslands, semi-desert prairies, and mountainous terrain Location: Primarily Africa (where 90% live on commercial farms), mostly the sub-Saharan region, but range once extended into ...