Cheetah+Period+4

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1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics? It lives in parts of Africa, Middle East, and Southwest Asia Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?) The cheetah's main habitats are open plains and praries. No it does not migrate. Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal. There is the King Cheetah, Asiatic Cheetah, and the African Cheetah. Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal. The cheetah has tear marks. It has round spots all over the body. Its skin is a golden color. The cheetah is extremely skinny. weighs 80-140 lbs. 32 inches tall. males are slightly larger than females.tail has a white tuft at the end.48-56 inches long. tail is 28-32 inches long.

2. Where and why is your animal endangered? All over the world because it has trouble in the wild breeding. Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats) In all of its habitats Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered. Reduction of habitats. Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment.

3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved? It is conserved in many conservation centers in Africa and the U.S as well as in zoos all over the world. Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held. The De Wildt Cheetah Wildlife Conservation center, and the AWF. Some zoos are the San Diego Zoo and the National Zoological park in Washington D.C.

4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done? Different centers and zoos are trying to breed more cheetahs and to reduce the demolition of their habitat. This is done mostly in Africa. Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3) Same answer as in #3. Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation. Cannot be determined, but some large organizations are the AWF and The National Zoo.

Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population


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