We all know about the cheetah's electrifying speed. Large nostrils and an enlarged heart and lungs help the world's fastest land animal to reach speeds of 114kph (71mph). A long tail helps it to ...

The Cheetah is credited as being the fastest land animal over short distances, and can reach speeds of up to 90 km/h (55.9 m/h) in pursuit of prey. This Cat is characterized by a slender body ...

Altogether, 5 subspecies of cheetah have been described: Cheetahs are blisteringly fast and can reach speeds up to 64 miles per hour in 3 seconds, making them the fastest land animals in the world ...

Mike Bock It wasn’t immediately obvious to Smithsonian animal care experts that Freya had a serious condition. For the first few months of her life, the young cheetah blazed around the grassy ...