Cheetahs (9 photos) Bashny.Net

Cheetahs - daytime predators. They prey mainly on medium-sized prey - gazelles, impala, wildebeest calves - as well as hares. Unlike other cats, cheetahs hunt chasing prey, rather than from an ambush. First, they are close to the selected victim to a distance of about 10 meters (with virtually no hiding) and then try to catch it in a short race. The cheetah is capable of speeds up to 110 km / h and quickly change the direction of running. Production usually knocked down paw, and then strangled. If a short time cheetah fails to overtake his prey, he refuses to continue the hunt, because of the enormous flow of energy is incapable of long-term pursuit. Race rarely lasts more than a minute.