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[[Image:Two cheetahs together.jpg|thumb|250px|Two cheetahs together.]]

 

==চিতারা কোথায় বাস করে?==

Today, most cheetahs are found in sub-Saharan Africa, though a few are still seen in Iran. In the past, they used to be found throughout northern India and Iran. They prefer to live in semi-deserts, savannas, prairies, and thick brush. Because they rely upon speed to hunt, they avoid dense forests. Conservation efforts are required in order to avoid the cheetah becoming an entry on the endangered species list. In India, the forests in which many cheetahs live are not secured and they can leave the forests and travel into cities or villages. In the last 2-3 years cheetahs have been found in these urban areas.

 

==চিতাদের দেখতে কাদের মত?==

 

Cheetahs are rather doglike medium-sized spotted cats long legs and slender but muscular, bodies. They have a white belly and a dark stripe that looks like a tear on both sides of their face. In contrast to leopard, which have palmette shaped spots, the cheetahs have round dark spots on their fur. Adult cheetahs weigh from 90 to 140 pounds (40-65 kg), and are around 4 to 5 feet (112-135 cm) in length. Cheetahs are built to do what they do: Run. Their long tail provides them with balance. They have a big chest, a narrow waist, and powerful muscles in their hind legs. They have a small head and muzzle, large nostrils for increased oxygen intake, and small round ears. All of this makes the cheetah very sleek and aerodynamic when it runs.

Cheetahs are very fast runners due to the build of their legs.

 

*Cheetahs do not roar, but they make a number of very un-catlike sounds, many of which resemble bird chirps.

*Cheetahs were called leopards before leopards were! Once the word for Cheetah was "leopard", and the word for leopard was simply "pard". Cheetahs were called leo-pards then as a mix between "leo" - latin for lion, and "pard", then the name of leopards.

*Apart from [[Wikijunior Big Cats/Puma|pumas]], cheetahs are the only big cats that purr.

*Many cheetah cubs are killed by a lack of food or their natural enemies, lions and hyenas. An old African legend says the tear stain marks on the cheetah's face are from the mother weeping for her lost cubs.

*Cheetah sounds include purrs, bleats, barks, growls, hisses and chirps but the chirp can be heard at a distance of a mile away!

* [[Wikipedia:Cheetah | Wikipedia: Cheetah]]

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