Cheetahs are now so genetically similar that skin grafts taken from an animal in a particular populationcan be applied to another animal from a geographically separate population, and the grafts will not be rejected. The Fast Track . . . Nothing on Earth can outsprint a cheetah. It is the fastest land animal alive. It's also one of the most unusual members of the cat family.
Cheetahs are solo hunters.
Often the prey escapes. When the prey is caught, the cheetah may have to spend half an hour recovering from its exertion before it can eat. During this time, lions or hyenas sometimes steal the cheetah's hard-won prize. A female cheetah with cubs needs to bring in a kill every day or so, which means she must spend most of her time hunting. This makes the cheetah especially vulnerable to the effects of human populations on prey species .