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October 29, 2004
Cheetah alert?
By popular request - another Cheetah picture!
So how alert is a Cheetah - this one went from lying down to standing in a movement so fluid that I almost missed it! Like all cats they are supreme masters of the instant start and fire on all cylinders from the moment they are ready - and can stand down almost as fast.
The magnificent beast - a cheetah standing ready is almost the size of a Great Dane, but built more along the lines of a Greyhound.
These animals are built for speed, not strength. They can outrun any enemy and any prey animal. The kill is most usually acomplished by a bite to the neck and strangulation if they can't get a grip on a vital blood vessel. At speed they are nothing short of magnificent!
Posted by The Gray Monk at October 29, 2004 09:19 AM
Comments
Aren't you going to make Madam Paddy jealous, with all this raving about other kitties?
Posted by: Atlantic at October 29, 2004 03:39 PM