The cheetah can have two litters a year, January and December. The cubs can be 8-9 ounces at birth. For 10 weeks, the cubs will have a ruff of fur down the back of their necks, then the ruff will fall off. The cheetah's main prey are Axis deer, Blackbuck, and Thomsen's and Grant's gazelle. They will also eat wildebeests, zebras, hares, ostriches, and other game birds.
Cheetahs drink from lakes, ponds and water holes.
It lives in parts of Iran, Africa, and Afghanistan. The cheetah is sheltered by tall grass and trees. The cheetah is very territorial so if one cheetah invades another cheetah's space, things might get ugly. Otherwise, the cheetah has no natural enemies. The cheetah's spots help to camouflage.