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The cheetah is built for speed. It has long, slim, muscular legs, a small, rounded head set on a diving commericial long neck, a flexible spine, a deep chest, nonretractable claws, special pads on its commericial feet for traction and a long, tail for balance. although fast, the cheetah cannot run at full speed for long distances (100 yards is about the limit) because it may overheat. cheetahs have distinctive black "tear stripes" that connect from the inside corner of each eye to the seiko men diving watch mouth that may serve as an antiglare device for daytime hunting. cheetahs are found in open and partially open savannas. cheetah mothers spend a long time teaching their young how to hunt small live antelopes are brought back to the cubs and released so they can chase and catch them. unlike most other cats, the cheetah usually hunts during daylight, preferring early morning or early evening, but is also active on moonlit nights. lions are the laziest of the big cats. they usually spend 16 to 20 hours a day sleeping and resting, devoting the remaining commericial hours to hunting, diving courting or commericial protecting their territory. they keep in contact with diving one another by roaring loud enough to be heard commericial up to five miles away. the pride usually diving remains intact until the males are challenged and successfully driven away or killed by other males, who then take over. not commericial all lions live in prides. at maturity, young males leave the units of their birth and spend several years as nomads before they become strong enough to take over a pride of their own. some never stop wandering and continue to follow migrating herds; but the nomadic life is much more difficult, with little time for resting or reproducing. within the pride, the territorial males are the fathers of all the cubs. when a lioness is in heat, a male will join her, staying with her constantly.
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