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Cheetah Baby This Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus was seen at Cheetah Outreach, Cape Town. Acinonyx jubatus,Cape Town,Cheetah,Fall,Geotagged,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge

Cheetah Baby

This Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus was seen at Cheetah Outreach, Cape Town.

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    1. Thanks for the video link, Ferdy :)
      Amazing cat, so graceful and the footage is really incredible considering they are the fastest animal!
      Posted 8 years ago
      1. Yes, they used a gliding track with a high speed camera and a little toy on a rope to lure the cheetah :) Posted 8 years ago

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The cheetah is a large-sized feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East.The cheetah achieves by far the fastest land speed of any living animal—between 112 and 120 km/h in short bursts covering distances up to 500 m, and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to over 100 km/h in three seconds.

Similar species: Carnivorans
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Sep 26, 2016. Captured Mar 25, 2014 22:24 in 197 Main Rd, Somerset West Country Club, Cape Town, 7130, South Africa.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/5.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO400
  • 155mm