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Spotted Speed Racers

The directors of the Hunters of the Wildlands museum are seeking nominations to recognize in their exhibits. When most people hear the word predator they think of sharks, snakes, and tigers. But what about cheetah’s? Because of their unique skills and amazing features cheetah’s are perfect additions to the HOWL museum.

Cheetah’s are extremely fast animals as you may know. But did you know that they’re the fastest animals on land? Since you now know that they're the fastest animals on land you may think that cheetah’s always run at top speed, 70 MPH, but they actually only run at half speed most of the time. Since they can run at 70 MPH, you may also believe that cheetah’s can run fast for long periods of time, but they will actually get tired very easily. Since they get tired so easy, cheetah’s are lucky they can can accelerate from 0-40 MPH in just three seconds! Talk about speed

If they couldn’t see their prey it wouldn’t matter how fast they are. Fortunately for cheetah’s, they can see prey from up to five kilometers away! Since they can see this far away it makes it very easy for them to see their prey which includes gazelle, deer, impala, and wildebeest. Even though they can see very far away it could be very hard to do this when the blazing sun is constantly stinging your eyes. Due to the tear like marks on the side of their heads that act like sun glasses, cheetah’s can counter the constant sun, so they can see their prey. The cheetah’s are lucky they have such great eyesight.

 Cheetah’s may have excellent eyesight and jaw-dropping speed, but those wouldn’t be important if their prey could see them in plain sight. That’s why cheetah’s is thankful for it’s camouflage. Due to their spectacular camouflaging skills cheetah’s can stalk their prey quietly without being seen because they can blend in with the desert sand so well. Their black spots help them blend in as well. As well as having black spots, cheetah’s light background helps them blend into the sand in the african deserts. You may think that cheetah’s only use their speed to hunt but their amazing camouflaging skills to stay hidden.

Even though cheetah’s aren’t the biggest or the strongest animal, it still is one of the wilds most ruthless hunters in the wild. Even though their not the biggest or strongest animals cheetah’s use their jaw-dropping speed, piercing eyesight, and incredible camouflaging skills to prove itself as a force to be reckoned with in the african desert. These spotted speed racers are incredible hunters and are definitely deserving of an exhibit in the HOWL museum. Vote for cheetahs!

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