Assertion: cheetah | /r/CapableOf | pursue its prey
Facets:
value: for over 400 metres
type: TEMPORAL
value: slowly
type: MANNER
value: for relatively short distances
type: OTHER
value: of stalking their prey
type: PURPOSE
value: almost
type: DEGREE
value: over a distance
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: An open area with some cover, such as diffused bushes, is probably ideal for the cheetah because it needs to stalk and pursue its prey over a distance.
text: When the cheetah hunts, it slowly and secretly moves toward its prey.
text: The long tail helps cheetahs keep their balance when running at top speed or when making sharp turns as they pursue prey.
text: The cheetah can run and catch almost any prey but cannot fight larger predators, or protect its kills or young cubs.
text: Large nostrils and lungs provide quick air intake that allows cheetahs to breathe more easily while running and suffocating their prey.
text: However, they can only run at their prey for relatively short distances, so prefer to creep up on and then spring into action.
text: This video shows cheetahs sprinting and catching their prey.
text: Not to be outdone or outrun by the prey it wishes to pursue, the cheetah depends upon its long, flowing tail to act as a rudder.
text: While running after its prey, the cheetah is normally panting heavily from the intense chase and its body temperature can reach 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
text: So, instead of stalking their prey like lions or tigers, cheetahs run behind the prey and catch them by their neck or head.
text: Cheetahs need plenty of space to roam and run after their prey.
text: Cheetahs hide and move along their prey and chase them for 20-30 seconds.
text: While sprinting after its prey (primarily antelopes and gazelles), the cheetah actually spends more time with its feet in the air than on the ground.
text: The cheetah then sprints toward the prey and knocks it to the ground, using its teeth to bite the animal's neck.
text: They sprint after their prey, knock it down and drag it off to keep other predators away.
text: When hunting, a Cheetah will pursue its prey for over 400 metres before giving up and looking for another animal to chase.
text: When hunting, a Cheetah will pursue its prey for over 400 metres before giving up and looking for another animal to chase.
text: When hunting, a Cheetah will pursue its prey for over 400 metres before giving up and looking for another animal to chase.
text: When the cheetah hunts, it slowly and secretly moves toward its prey.