Cheetahs page created by Chrisler S. at Web camp in the Lighthouse Cheetahs would be good track and field runners because the top speed of a cheetah is 71 mph. The average speed of a cheetah is 45 mph. A full grown cheetah weighs 80-140 lbs. Cheetahs live less than 10 years and many cubs never make it to be a full grown cheetah. Often cubs are killed by disease,starvation,or attacked by hyenas and lions.
Cheetahs depend on their legs for survival.
Cheetahs evolved much earlier than other wild cats. Cheetahs are diurnal which means they hunt in the morning and in the evening. Cheetahs like eating gazelles,impalas,young antelope and also warthogs. People often mistake cheetahs for leopards. Cheetahs are small and timid.