2.  Scientific Name: Acinonyx jubatus  Size: 30 inches at the shoulder  Weight: 110 to 140 pounds  Lifespan: 10 to 20 years  45 miles per hour within 2.5 seconds  Top speed—up to 64 miles per hour

3.  Only drink every three to four days  Drags pray into a shady area

4. Habitat  Cheetahs are found in open and partially open savannas.  Open grasslands  Most wild cheetahs are found in eastern and southwestern Africa  Males live alone or in small groups  Female cheetahs are solitary animals

5. Cheetah Population  Hunted for their spotted coats  Habitat destruction has caused a decline in population  Roughly around 15,000 remain  In the last 100 years they have decreased  During the last century 90% of the population has been lost

6. Conservation Efforts  The Cheetah Conservation Fund has been working on ways to help protect the cheetahs.  There has been restrictions on the hunting of cheetahs.  Performing a necropsy  Counting herds of antelope on game drives  Observing cheetah surgeries are occurrences

7. Questions  What is the cheetah scientific name?  How fast can a cheetah run?  How many cheetahs are left in the world?  How long do they live up to?  True or false, do cheetahs reach up 60 mph in three seconds.

8. Work Cited  http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/che etah/ http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/che etah/  http://www.defenders.org/cheetah/basic-facts http://www.defenders.org/cheetah/basic-facts  http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/Facts/fact- cheetah.cfm http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/Facts/fact- cheetah.cfm  http://www.usbeds.com/img/cheetah_fur_comforter_set- VET22808-z.jpeg http://www.usbeds.com/img/cheetah_fur_comforter_set- VET22808-z.jpeg