A cheetah's paws are more likely to look like a dogs paws because they are always extended. A long time ago people thought cheetahs were part of the dog family. Later they were classifed as cats. Compared to other cats the cheetah is actually very small. The male lion has a bigger build then the cheetah.
Cheetahs weigh only one hundred and twenty-five pounds.
The cheetah eats very little, and also hunts less often than other cats. One way of telling a cheetah from other big cats are their dark lines running down their eyes to their mouths. That is called the tear line. The lines may protect the cheetahs eyes from the glare of the sunlight, like the grease that football players put under their eyes to protect them from the sun during the games. Cheetahs can build up enough speed to run forty-five miles per hour in just two seconds.