The Life Cycle of a Cheetah

I.A.L.T: write an explanation on the life cycle of an animal of my choice.

Today I am going to explain the life cycle of a cheetah. Cheetahs are part of the cat family and they are very big and very fast. All cheetahs live in Africa. So let’s see how a cheetah is brought up to learn about the wild world around them.

Firstly the mother cheetah waits 90-95 days until she has her cubs (name for a baby cheetah). The mother can have a litter of 3-5 cubs at a time. The cubs’ eyes open when they are 2 months old and then 2 months after that they start to to take their first steps.

Then at 6 months old the cubs stop drinking the mother’s milk. The mum then starts teaching them to hunt and fend for themselves. When the cubs reaches 18 months the mum leaves the cubs and the cubs stay together for another year. Then when they all reach 2 years old the females cubs leave the males. Once the females leave them the males stay together forever. So then the cycle starts again.

The reason this is an important explanation is because cheetahs are the closest animals to extinction out of all the cats in Africa. This is because of humans who want to make money by selling the skin of the cheetah and because there are people who have a terrible sense in style and wear the cheetah’s skin. So if you can, help these beautiful creatures.