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. Cheetahs are also great hunters.
Many cats creep up slowly to their prey.
When there is tall grass they stalk their prey. Their coat color hides them well. Cheetahs do most of their hunting by sight. They will climb on top of trees or climb on termite mounds. Their favorite food are ostriches, bores, lizards, and hogs.