Cheetah

cheetah running in slow motion

Facts

  • Cheetahs’ are the only big cats’ that can not roar.
  • A cheetah can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in under 3 seconds.
  • Cheetahs’ have about 2,000 to 3,000 spots which help them blend in.

INFO

COMMON NAME: Cheetah

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acinonyx jubatus

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Carnivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 10 to 12 years

SIZE: 3.5 to 4.5 feet; tail: 25.5 to 31.5 inches

WEIGHT: 77 to 143 pounds

SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN
WHERE CHEETAHS’ LiVE : DARK GREEN

Credit to National Geographic you can check them out here

Red Panda

Facts

  • They were given the name ‘panda’ first; about fifty years before the black and white panda
  • There is a web browser named after them called firefox.
  • Red pandas are not related to Giant pandas they belong to the family Ailuridae.
  • Baby red pandas are called cubs.
  • Red Pandas have an adapted thumb to help grab bamboo

Info

COMMON NAME: Red Panda

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ailurus fulgens

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Herbivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 8 years

SIZE: Head and body: 20 to 26 inches; tail: 12 to 20 inches

WEIGHT: 12 to 20 pounds

Map of where red pandas’ live
Anatomy of a red panda

credit to National Geographic you can check them out here.

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