Chasing Cheetahs : : the Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cats

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Meet the ambassadors -- Fast facts on the fastest cats -- Laurie's story: "somebody" was me -- Saving cats with dogs -- The goats who help train farmers -- Messages written in scent -- Taking the measure of a tree -- Cooking with poop and toasting hair -- Secrets of DNA -- Game drive -- The crucial role of predators -- Conservancies: sharing the wealth of wildlife -- Boot camp for cheetahs -- A checkup for Blondi -- Cheetahs by the numbers -- A visit to the future -- Laurie's advice for saving the world.
Describes the cheetah's essential role in the ecosystem and the ways in which Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund is promoting cohabitation between cheetahs and farmers.

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Cheetahs submitted by sandri on August 8, 2018, 6:32pm Love this book. my favorite animal, faast land animal on earth, can reach speeed of 60miles an hour in just 3 seconds.But is important we do not destroy where they live. They need a lot of BIG open spaces to live.

Lots of great information about cheetahs submitted by halliejewell on June 17, 2019, 4:32pm Cheetahs are my five year olds favorite animal and she loves all the new facts about them that she’s learned from this book!

Great submitted by elisabethmurphy on July 27, 2022, 4:11pm Great animal book.