Animal+Life

__ Animal Life __ Did you know that cheetahs run up to 70 miles per hour? Cheetahs are the world’s fastest animal and are very famous for its speed. The cheetah’s fur is a tan color with black, round spots and is short. The male is larger than the female. Cheetahs eat gazelles, young antelope, young calves, warthogs, hares, and birds and many other animals. Cheetahs live where there is lots of prey, like grasslands and savannahs. During breeding season, about 1 to 8 litters of cubs would be born. The cubs are born with their eyes closed and weigh to about a half a pound. The male does __not__ raise the cubs, the mother does on her own. Lions eat rodents, young rhino, elephants, warthogs, zebra, hippos, and wildebeest. But the lions will stay away from adult rhinos, elephants, and giraffes. Normally the males will go over by the females after they have killed an animal. Lions live in the open plains. To cool off, the lion would climb a tree. During the day, lions rest next to a water hole, but during the night they hunt. During breeding season, about 1-6 cubs would be born by one lion. The cubs are blind and helpless when they are born. These are some of the animals that live in Central Africa. There are many more animals in Central Africa.