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Title
African Cheetah Family
Artist
Jamie Frier
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Paper
Description
We came across this family chillin' on a termite mound in East Central Serengeti, Tanzania.
The number of cubs born vary from one to eight, though the common number is three to five. Birth takes place in a sheltered place such as thick vegetation. Each cub weighs approximately 5-14oz at birth; the eyes, shut at birth, open in four to 11 days. Newborn cubs can crawl and spit; they start walking by the age of two weeks. Their nape, shoulders and back are thickly covered with long grey hair. This downy underlying fur, called a "mantle", gives them a Mohawk-type appearance; this fur is shed as the cheetah grows older. It has been suggested that this mane gives a cheetah cub the appearance of the honey badger, and could act as a camouflage in both animals.
The mother brings kills to her cubs; as we saw the next day when Mom had caught an antelope. Cubs as young as six months try to capture small prey like hares and juvenile gazelles. However, they may have to wait until as long as 15 months of age to make a successful kill on their own.
The lifespan of wild cheetahs is 14 to 15 years for females; their reproductive cycle typically ends by 12 years of age. Males generally live as long as 10 years. They are the fastest mammal on earth and absolutely magnificent.
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November 11th, 2018
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