Cheetah Is Officially Fastest Mammal On The Planet

**Earl** · 10-09-2009, 23:04

A cheetah named Sarah has officially set the world record for the fastest mammal on the planet.

Cheetah Sets New World Speed Record | The Morningstarr*

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-za0uk158FE"]YouTube - Cheetah Sets Record-Cincinnati Zoo[/ame]

**timmy_too_far** · 11-09-2009, 11:15

awww i want her! most kids wanted a pony when they were little, i wanted a cheetah @_@

**timey** · 11-09-2009, 14:17

What speed does that work out at then?

**Earl** · 11-09-2009, 18:43

I think it's 68mph.

**timey** · 12-09-2009, 07:06

OK. I thought they knew this already but I presume it wasn't officially proven or something.

**Earl** · 12-09-2009, 11:31

I've always known that they said cheetahs can run at around 70mph, but yeah they must have to actually measure that.

**Hutchybee** · 12-09-2009, 12:27

Some interesting Cheetah FACTS!!

Female Cheetahs have been known to catch live prey for their cubs to use as hunting practice.

The Cheetah was trained by man for hunting as long as 3000 BC

Cheetahs were once raced against greyhounds

The Cheetah makes facial expressions, using the bold black lines around its muzzle to signal its mood.

From a standstill, the cheetah can reach its top speed in about 3 seconds, and can cover almost 33 inches in a single stride.

Fastest land mammal on Earth; over short distances it can reach a speed of over 60 mph

Cheetah cubs are born with long, grey fur. Some naturalists think that this mimics the ratel, a fierce relative of the badger that few animals dare attack

Cheetahs don’t need to drink water, as they get the moisture they need from the bodies of their prey.

Cheetahs are the only cats that, while sprinting, can turn in midair to follow their prey.

Cheetah cubs have a long mane on their neck and shoulders that disappears as they get older.

Cheetahs can accelerate to freeway speeds in just a few strides!

**Earl** · 12-09-2009, 13:41

And they're ace.

**Ernest Rants** · 12-09-2009, 14:33

Originally Posted by Hutchybee

Some interesting Cheetah FACTS!!

Ratel

aaahhh back to the Honey Badger, still not convinced these are real. I need Sir David Frederick Attenborough

David Attenborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

to do a special on them.

Honey Badger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia