Cheetahs live in a variety of habitats, from jungles in Africa to deserts in southern Europe, and take advantage of marsh and woodland habitats as well as grasslands and shrublands. Notable among cheetah’s capabilities are their extraordinary eyesight; cheetahs have retinas three times the diameter of those found in other…
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Males are typically the larger cats. Free-ranging cheetahs have a diet of a wide range of prey, but predominantly top-of-the-food-chain animal at 5–15% leaves. Their prey consists predominantly of medium sized animals including deer, impala, colobus, gazelles, yellow-tailed grouse, lions, leopards, cheetah cubs, ostriches and giraffes. Cheetahs in captivity also…
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Coyotes, which are stealthy creatures that can sneak around forests without being noticed by humans, are well-known facts. Coyotes are known to take slow, controlled steps and look around as they move. What if they’re in a hurry? What speed can they run? What speed must an animal run to…
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Is it possible to outrun a mole? For that you will need to know the speed at which a moose runs! Your running speed is a big factor. In this article, you’ll find out how fast a mouse can run, the factors that affect it’s speed, when it’ll run at…
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The lion is the second fastest wildcat, running at 80.5 km/h. However, it can only run for short bursts. All lions run at 60km/h, even males. Because they are digitigrades (digitigrades), they can sprint faster than humans. They also walk, run, and stand on their toes like all other felines.…
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The hippos are the second largest land animal after elephants. A male hippos can weigh in excess of 6,000 pounds. Females can weigh in at about 3,000 pounds, which is more delicate than male hippos. Hippos can run faster than humans, despite their enormous bulk — they can go up…
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Ernest Thompson Seton’s “Lives of Game Animals” has these words to say about the speed of grizzlys: “He is fast too,” he said, with an amazing build. If you imagine a bear running at a speed of 50 to 100 yards per hour, then you will be amazed by the…
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The tiger is an aggressive predator that takes advantage of the most vulnerable and weak individuals, who in turn instinctively avoid the threat of the new predator. Furthermore, the amount of mood energy they store increases dramatically with their experiences. This shows how intense were their experiences, especially when males…
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Since fox is the member of the Canidae family it resembles dogs and coyotes so much that it almost becomes almost impossible to differentiate especially within the same fox subspecies. People often get confused when they come across a red fox because a red fox isn’t always red. It can…
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Foxes are some of the wide-ranging species dwelling on earth today. They cover as much as 70 million km2 (27 million sq mi) extending as far north as the Arctic Circle. Red fox is thought to occur all throughout Europe, Sahara Desert, Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America. However, red…
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