Is The Cheetah A Part Of The Dog Family Or The Cat Family?

Reaching speeds of, approximately, seventy miles per hour, the Cheetah is the fastest animal on land and can even accelerate from zero to one hundred kilometres per hour in 3.5 seconds. Due to the fact that cheetahs have non-retractable claws, or so it was believed, cheetahs were, until recently, thought to be a part of the dog family. Cheetahs, however, do have retractable claws although, unlike other cats, they do not have a sheath for their claws to retract into. Today, widely believed to be a Big Cat, the cheetah is scientifically classified as a Small Cat. All cats that roar are considered to be Big Cats, whereas all cats that purr are considered to be Small Cats. The cheetah purrs thus making this cat a Small Cat. The adult cheetah weighs between fourty to sixty-five kilograms and has a total body length measuring between one hundred and twelve to one hundred and thirty-five centimetres.

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Cheetah is the part of the cat family and one of the big cats!!!!! It is the fastest animal in the world and can reach speeds of about 120 kms!!!!!!!!

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Cheetahs are part of the cat family not the canine family.

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I go with the Big Cat label. It's head may be on the small size but a dog would never have to run that fast for dinner. The impact force on the foot pads is tremendous at seventy miles per hour plus...

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