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The cheetah () (Acinonyx jubatus), also known as the hunting leopard, is a big cat that occurs mainly in eastern and southern Africa and a few parts of Iran . The only extant member of the genus Acinonyx , the cheetah was first described by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in The cheetah is characterised by a slend

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/c/cheetah.html Animals Photo Ark Cheetah View Images A cheetah photographed at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark About the Cheetah The cheetah is the worlds fastest land mammal. With acceleration that would leav