African Cheetah

 This is the most beautiful and agile animal, the fastest runner on earth, who, pursuing prey, while able to run at a speed of 120 km / h His name is cheetah. Translated cheetah means "sobakakoshka." So it is. This cat does not look like a cat. Body is more like a wolf, only spotty skin, but face like a cat. He did not even roars like a tiger or a lion, but only a yelp, just like a dog.
 African cheetah is born with a mane on his head, but eventually it disappears. The black tear stripes extend it from the eyes to the upper jaw, and from this it seems that something is very saddened by the cheetah. At first glance, the cheetah looks very clumsy - caved back, wasp waist, slim legs, but as soon as he started running, it becomes the embodiment of graceful swiftness. Claws of the cheetah is not drawn, they are helping to change direction when running in no time. He preys on the antelope. Always one jump knocked the victim and kills her, bitten through his throat. Cheetah never eats carrion. After eating their fill of freshly killed prey, he leaves the carcass of birds and dragons. In contrast to the lions, he does not guard it until the next afternoon, and he left, he is never returned. Cheetahs - lone hunters. Only occasionally they hunt in pairs or family groups.
 The cheetah can jump from place to as many as eight feet. At short distances it is easily overtakes racehorse. In ancient times the rulers of India, and Assyria, a specially arranged match cheetahs. This was considered a truly royal entertainment.
While there were many hand-held cheetahs. They often went to hunt antelope. Cheetahs are very easily tamed, and, despite his hunting skill, gentle and calm animals. There's never been a single case to a cheetah attacked a person.
 By the way, to hunt with the cheetah is loved and Russian princes. In our time, cheetahs live in Africa and more recently, they roamed the grassy plains of India, Iran, Arabia. They often met in Central Asia and Transcaucasia. But man has always been cruel to cheetahs. Quick feet are not saved from the bullets. Immoderate, ruthless hunting has set the fastest runner on the verge of extinction. Now, to save and restore the number of cheetahs, you should first try to breed it in captivity. Only a caring person to help preserve for posterity this beautiful, graceful and rare predator.