0 a wild animal of the cat family, with yellowish-brown fur and black spots, that can run faster than any other animal:
1 a large, wild cat that has yellow-brown fur and black spots and that lives in Africa and south Asia, and is known for its speed
In the cheetah, the visual streak design gives substantial support for the hypothesis that specific behavioral traits may alter the prototypic patterns.
The white tip is not an adaptation for cub signalling, even though it is put to that use by cheetahs.
Lion, cheetah and jackals are frequently met in the open country.
He said that in his first month he saw a cheetah freeze to death.
Will voracious pests infect their cattle, or leopard and cheetah destroy them?
The cheetah, like the greyhound, makes a sudden rush.
A veterinary surgeon set it, but then it was put in a shed isolated from other cheetahs to let the leg heal.
Some people keep pumas or cheetahs in very cramped quarters.