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CHEETAHS & LIONS Charlie Bourke 11/04/13

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CHEETAHS & LIONS. Charlie Bourke 11/04/13. Cheetahs Population. Cheetahs population has decreased 90% over the last 100 years because of hunting There is an estimated 9000 to 12000 cheetahs left in the world. Cheetah’s Food. Cheetahs normally only hunt animals 40kg or less - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CHEETAHS & LIONSCharlie Bourke

11/04/13

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Cheetahs Population

• Cheetahs population has decreased 90% over the last 100 years because of hunting

• There is an estimated 9000 to 12000 cheetahs left in the world.

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Cheetah’s Food

• Cheetahs normally only hunt animals 40kg or less

• Cheetahs favourite food are gazelles ,zebras , and wildebeests

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Cheetah Cubs

• A cheetah can have from 2 to 8 cubs per year.• Each cub when born will be 11.8 inches long.• Cubs fur is grey at birth , but after three days

changes to normal cheetah colour’s.

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Lion Population

• The world’s lion population has declined 68% in the last fifty years from 100,000 to 35,000 today.

• The population has fallen because of people hunting them for fun.

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Lion’s Food

• Lions favourite food would be giraffes,wildebeast,zebras and wild hogs.

• Lions will eat most animals they see that are a reasonable size.

• Lions are known as the kings of the jungle.

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Lion Cub’s

• A lioness can have from 2-5 cubs per year.• Cubs are born with dark spots that fade away

as they get older.

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Differences between lions and cheetahs

• Cheetahs only hunt animals 40kg or less while lions hunt animals as big as giraffes.

• There are over 20,000 more lions in the world today than cheetahs

• Cheetah’s can have from 2-8 cubs while lions can have from 2-5 cubs.