Beautiful Maive - Cheetah

Title

Beautiful Maive - Cheetah

Artist

Jan Mulherin

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

I saw Maive at Busch Gardens in Tampa. Her trainers had her chasing an object covered in bird feathers, which she seemed extremely excited to catch. They attached this feathered object at the end of the rope that was pulled through a pully system by a motorized machine that pulled it at a high-rate of speed. Maive has been clocked at about 64 mph. She is not only fast, but a very beautiful girl, as you can see here.
The cheetah is a large cat that inhabits dry forests, scrub forests and savannahs, which occur in Southern, North and East Africa, and a few localities in Iran. The species is IUCN Red Listed as vulnerable, as it suffered a substantial decline in its historic range in the 20th century due to habitat loss, poaching, illegal pet trade, and conflict with humans. By 2016, the global cheetah population has been estimated at approximately 7,100 individuals in the wild. Several African countries have taken steps to improve cheetah conservation measures.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal, with an average speed of 40 mph (64 km). The cheetah is characterized by a slender body, deep chest, spotted coat, small rounded head, black tear-like streaks on the face, long thin legs and long spotted tail. Its lightly built, slender form is in sharp contrast with the robust build of the big cats.
Cheetahs are active mainly during the day, with hunting their major activity. Adult males are sociable despite their territoriality, forming groups called coalitions.

This image has been featured in the following Fine Art America Groups:

USA Photographers: May 1, 2018
Animal Photographs: May 1, 2018
Wildlife ONE per Day: May 1, 2018
Images That Excite You: May 2,2018
Animals PHOTOS ONLY: May 3, 2018
Lady Photographers: May 4, 2018

The keywords associated with this image are cheetah, cat, feline, fast, predator, wild and Jan Mulherin.

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April 29th, 2018

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