Cheetah or cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest terrestrial animal, considering the maximum speed.
It reaches 100-115 km / hy is able to withstand them during a short course, about 400 to 500 meters, in which it hunts its prey, but there is something even more important than the maximum speed in the case of cheetah, is its acceleration.How do cheetahs cross 100 km/h in just 3 seconds?
Find out more and more in this Animal Expert article about how fast a cheetah can arrive.
When we analyze the differences between cheetah and leopard, its morphological differences are checked, we understand that cheetah adapts perfectly to the breed, in soils that could be slippery and that in addition to having a more aerodynamic body than other cats, it has the ability not to lose acceleration with changes of direction.This is caused by their nails, not retractable, very strong and not as sharp as in other cats (except for an internal claw of the hind legs).
The cheetah’s claws even penetrate the ground during sudden changes in direction and give the cheetah the ability to also be the terrestrial animal with greater acceleration and deceleration.
As a result, a cheetah often does not need to reach its maximum speed to catch its prey, as it can reach it at speeds of approximately 60 km/h, considering the fact that its passage is able to increase its speed by 10 km./ hy the power when accelerating a cheetah can reach 120 watts per kg, twice that of a greyhound.Out of curiosity, Usain Bolt’s power record is 25 watts per kg.
The scientific community did not notice the incredible power and acceleration values of cheetah until 2013, despite the particular characteristics of cheetah claws that were studied in the 1970s.
These values, coupled with the ability to zigzag accelerating or decelerating as you see fit, show that cheetah is even more surprising and intelligent because it adapts to the soil characteristics of your prey trying to expend as little energy as possible.
It is important to note that the cheetah hunting system requires high energy consumption in each attempt and does not have the power to kill its lion, tiger or leopard prey.You have to attack when you have a good chance of success.
Shortly before this discovery, another research team found that the distribution of different types of muscle fibers in cheetahs differs from both other cats and the distribution of canids.
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