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Cheetah vs Ostrich vs Gazelle - Who is the winner? (by odissey505)

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Uploaded by on Mar 13, 2010

The fastest land animal, reaching speeds between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph). in short bursts covering distances up to 460 m (1,510 ft), and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 103 km/h (64 mph) in three seconds, faster than most supercars

The word "cheetah" is derived from the Sanskrit word citrakāyaḥ, meaning "variegated body", via the Hindi चीता cītā

The cheetah has a small head with high-set eyes. Black "tear marks" run from the corner of its eyes down the sides of the nose to its mouth to keep sunlight out of its eyes and to aid in hunting and seeing long distances. Although it can reach high speeds, its body cannot stand long distance running. It is a sprinter.

The adult cheetah weighs from 36 to 65 kg (79 to 140 lb). Its total body length is from 115 to 135 cm (45 to 53 in), while the tail can measure up to 84 cm (33 in) in length. Cheetah are 67 to 94 cm (26 to 37 in) in high at the shoulder

The cheetah is a carnivore, eating mostly mammals under 40 kg (88 lb), including the Thomson's Gazelle, the Grant's gazelle, the springbok and the impala. The young of larger mammals such as wildebeests and zebras are taken at times, and adults too, when the cats hunt in groups. Guineafowl and hares are also prey. While the other big cats mainly hunt by night, the cheetah is a diurnal hunter. It hunts usually either early in the morning or later in the evening when it is not so hot, but there is still enough light

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  • I never get tire of watching Cheetahs sprint. Love the music.

  • This is why the Cheetah is my favorite animal!As fast as the Gazelle was running and still did no good!Trying to run from a Cheetah is like trying to race lightning,u WON'T win!

  • The part where the cheetah is behind the gazelle reminds me of 2 planes dogfighting eachouther :)

  • Super quick speed

  • @abobjenkins So uh, where is the ocean between Europe and Asian? North America and South America? Oh wait...

  • @stiglaa Male cheetahs often hunt in groups of 3.

  • Wow.........

  • incredible speed

  • They look so beautiful and graceful when they run.

  • @barthez010 formula by dj visage, if you have a smartphone download shazam and it will actually tell you the name of the song you are listening to, pretty amazing.

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