The smallest of Africa’s big cats, the cheetah is built for one thing - speed. A streamlined body, a tail that doubles its length and acts as a rudder and the only of the big cats with non-retractable claws enabling traction, the cheetah is the fastest land mammal on earth. A cheetah soaring across the plains at 70 mph in pursuit of its chosen prey is nothing short of magnificence.

the cheetah - flight on land

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