There are claims that the key to cheetahs' pursuit being successful may not be just their burst of sheer speed. Cheetahs are extremely agile, able to change directions while running at very high speeds in very short amounts of time  . This maneuverability can make up for unsustainable high-speed pursuits, as it allows a cheetah to quickly close the distance between prey without having to decelerate when prey changes direction. Due to its own light build, the cheetah will try to foot sweep and unbalance the prey, instead of grasping and tackling. Only after the prey has fallen over and momentarily stopped running, the cheetah will pounce and try to subdue it  .
There are claims that the key to cheetahs' pursuit being successful may not be just burst of sheer speed. Cheetahs are extremely agile, able to change directions in very short amounts of time while running at very high speeds . This maneuverability can make up for unsustainable high-speed pursuits, as it allows a cheetah to quickly close the distance without having to decelerate when the prey suddenly changes direction. Due to being lightly built, cheetahs will try to foot sweep and unbalance the prey, instead of grasping and tackling. Only after the prey has fallen over and momentarily stopped running, the cheetah will pounce and try to subdue it with a throat bite .
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their
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while running at very high speeds
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while running at very high speeds
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between prey
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prey
the prey suddenly
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its own light build, the cheetah
being lightly built, cheetahs
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with a throat bite