External Features
size:Cheetahs grow to between three and a half and four and a half feet long, not including their 30-inch tails. They weigh between 75 and 145 pounds and stand two to three feet tall at the shoulder. Males tend to be a bit more robust and weigh about ten pounds more than females.
symmetry:bilateral
color:The coats of cheetahs are golden yellow to pale orange in color, which ables them to blend in with the grasses of the savanna or the colors of the desert. With black and dark brown spots.
body covering: corse and short fur
eyes/visual:high-set eyes. Black "tear marks" running from the corner of its eyes down the sides of the nose to its mouth keep sunlight out
nostril:cheetah's nostrils are big. With each breath, the nostrils let the cat inhale plenty of oxygen and exhale lots of carbon dioxide.
ear: smalll and round and set low on the head.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/cheetah.html
symmetry:bilateral
color:The coats of cheetahs are golden yellow to pale orange in color, which ables them to blend in with the grasses of the savanna or the colors of the desert. With black and dark brown spots.
body covering: corse and short fur
eyes/visual:high-set eyes. Black "tear marks" running from the corner of its eyes down the sides of the nose to its mouth keep sunlight out
nostril:cheetah's nostrils are big. With each breath, the nostrils let the cat inhale plenty of oxygen and exhale lots of carbon dioxide.
ear: smalll and round and set low on the head.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/cheetah.html