St Aiden's Homeschool, African Animals ~ The Cheetah

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Across

  1. The cheetah is unlike other big cats. It does not hunt at night. It prefers to hunt in the ...... (9)
  2. Human predators are the biggest threat to this animal by destroying its habitat, "big game hunting" and senseless killing. It is critically endangered. This will happen to the cheetah if a very big effort is not made throughout the world to conserve animals and their habitats. (10)
  3. The cheetah will often stalk/walk/hug its prey. (5)
  4. The cheetah feeds on small mammals like the.... (8)
  5. This is a warm-blooded animal. (6)

Down

  1. The cheetah is said to be the fastest/slowest/fattest mammal on land. (7)
  2. The cheetah has excellent hearing/taste/eyesight. (8)
  3. This is the colour of the baby cheetah cub's coat when it is born. It rapidly changes though to develop spots. (4)
  4. The cheetah is found in open and partially open grasslands. What is another name for African grasslands? (8)
  5. Cheetahs do not roar like lions. They hiss, growl, whine and .... (4)


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