Friday, October 23, 2009

What is the difference between a leopard and a cheetah?





Although both leopards and cheetahs have spots that help keep them hidden in forests and grasslands, they have different predatory jobs, or ecological niches.
Leopards hide in the grass to wait for prey, and their large, muscular legs and necks help them drag their prey into trees away from lions and hyenas.


Cheetahs are more doglike-they are built almost like racing greyhounds.
Their slender legs are built for speed and help them chase down antelope and other prey.

2 comments:

  1. El tigre es el más grande de todos los felinos,vive en las praderas y en zonas boscosas de Asia, donde su pelaje rayado lo disimula entre los pastizales cuando caza.

    Para saber mas:

    Gato montez,

    Guepardo o chita,

    León,

    Leopardo,

    Annette Louzao

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  2. The tiger is a member of the felidae family,
    reaching up to 3.3 metres in total length and weighing up to 300 kilograms.

    VICKY SANUCCI

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