Cheetahs have a varied diet that includes fruits, birds, rabbits, and lizards. They are distinguished from leopards by their tear lines - bold black lines that run from their eyes to their mouths. Mother cheetahs are protective of their cubs and will make noises or carry them by their neck fat if they wander too far. Cheetahs are endangered and mostly live in Africa, with small populations in Iran and Northern Africa.

1. Cheetahs
Did you know that people in India used to watch
cheetahs eat gazelles? Cheetahs are an endangered
species. Now they mostly live south of the Saharan
desert in Africa. There is also a small population in I ran
and Northern Africa. Lions will eat cheetah cubs if the
cub gets to far away from its mother. If you thought that
was interesting, read on to find out more about
cheetahs.
Cheetahs have a very wide variety of foods. From
fruit such as melons all the way to ostriches or other
large birds. They also have the occasional rabbit or lizard.

2. Sometimes if they’re low on food, cheetahs will have an
egg from the nest of a bird.
Cheetahs have a lot of eye catching features. One of
them is the cheetah’s tear lines. Tear lines are bold, black
lines that run from the corner of their eyes down to their
mouths. They reflect the sun like the grease that athletes
put under their eyes. That is one way you can tell a
cheetah from a leopard.
Mother cheetahs are very protective over their cubs. If a
new born cheetah cub wonders to far away from their
mom, the mother will make a chirping noise. If they don’t
come back, their mom will carry them by their neck fat.
Tear
Lines

3. Sadly, if they don’t return in time, a lion or hyena might
eat them.
You may not want to see a cheetah eat a gazelle but you might
want to see them at your local zoo.