Some Interesting Wildlife Record and Facts

The world of animals is full of many interesting and truly amazing facts.

1. Fastest animal on the ground: the Cheetah, with speed upto 109 kms per hour. The cheetah can, however maintain this high speed for short distances only, of a few hundred meters. After this it is totally exhausted and out of breath and must stop and rest for several minutes. The Cheetah is one of 37 different species which make up the cat family or the family Felidae. Cpmpared to other big cats like tigers, lions, leopards or Jagurars, the Cheetah is not a very strong animal physically. It must therefore rely mostly on its high speed to catch prey. There is one thing that is different about the cheetach from all other cats. Its claws are non-retractile. In other words, che claws of a cheetach are always extended, unlike all other cats who can draw their claws in to sheaths and expose te claws only when required. The fastest animal over a long distance is the pronghorn, a type of antelope found in North America