The cheetah anatomy: Built for speed 10 Articles

by Angela S. Young

The 'superman' of the land animals, the cheetah isn't exactly faster than a speeding bullet, but he's faster than any other animal. The cheetah can run up to 65 or 70 mph. He can only sustain that speed for short times, t...read more

by Kenyon Gordon

The cheetah has held the position of being the fastest land animal. It's body built for speed, because of it's light and slender body with a smaller, and flatter rib cage to allow for more movement of the legs. The che...read more

by Cathy Linton

The cheetah is the worlds fastest and some say most beautiful land animal. The Cheetah is found primarily in Africa on the open savannas, but in the past its ranges have extended into India. The cheetah is the fastest ma...read more

by Steven Pike

Even at first glance it is obvious that the cheetah's main weapon is speed. Lacking the weight and strength of other big cats, the cheetah relies exclusively on speed to catch it's prey. Aside from these obvious differ...read more

by Ray Fauteux

Evolution certainly perfected the cheetah as an animal built strictly for speed. Everything about the cheetah's anatomy screams speed. The cheetah has a spine that is not unlike a spring that opens and closes with ea...read more

by Imogen Rayne

Did you know that a cheetah can run, as fast as a car on the local highway? Imagine trying to run from them, you would get far. The cheetah's long legs and slender body allows it, to cover a lot of ground fast. Their li...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

We know that the cheetah is the fastest terrestrial animal of the world, able to run across the African savanna up to 110 Km/hour to run after its preys (mainly impala antelopes). It relies on its speed, but not on the re...read more

by Chris Sharp

From its nose to the tip of its tail, the cheetah is built for speed. It has unusually large nasal passages, allowing for a greater respiratory capacity, necessary for supplying the muscles with oxygen during its quick...read more