Cheetahs
by Rishap
The cheetah is a mammal because it has a back bone, is warm blooded, drinks milk as a baby, has fur and communicates.
Belonging to the cat family, cheetahs have 4 legs, paws, whiskers, sharp teeth and a long tail to help them balance. Their black, white and yellow spotted fur helps camouflage them when they’re hunting. They are very fast running. Cheetahs can run up to 113 km per hour and get up to that speed in 3 seconds. The weight of a cheetah is 21-72 kg (adult) and height is 90 cm (adult) at the shoulder).
Cheetahs are carnivores. They eat large eagles, lions, hyenas, rabbits and other meat including gazelles, wild bears, impalas and smaller hoofed animals. They like to hunt in groups, knock their prey to the ground and kill it with a suffocating. They must eat quickly before they lose the kills to other bigger, more aggressive carnivores.
Cheetahs are found in the African savannah (grassy areas). They live amongst trees, long thick grass, dry dirt and rocks. Its habitat is really sunny and warm.
Cheetahs live for 10- 12 years. They have 2-4 cubs at a time. Cubs cannot see when they are born so they only survive because their mother takes care of them. Cheetah cubs live with their mother for around 1 and a half years.
Cheetahs are in endangered because humans are building houses on their land and are killing them for their fur. They should be kept in captivity so they don't die out. In a zoo, cheetahs would need to hunt and play with toys to stop them from getting bored. They like to be in groups so they would have to have to live with other cheetahs.
Rishap, you have worked very hard on your report and I am so impressed with the end result. You should be very proud of yourself. At times you have copied a little too many of your words straight of the internet. Do you remember what it's called when you copy someone else's writing? Here's a clue: the word starts with the letter "P". While you wrote a great report, I have had to make a few changes to your formatting before I could post your report on the blog. For example, you don't need to number each paragraph. You also need to check your spelling and punctuation carefully. For example, you wrote 'loins' instead of 'lions' and put a few full-stops in the middle of sentences. Please make sure you write full sentences. Some of yours were incomplete - e.g. 'Impalas and smaller hoofed animals'. And 'knock their prey to the ground and kill it with a suffocating'. All in all you've done a great job though. Well done
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