Cheetah

The cheetah is the fastest land animal on Earth. Discover how its skeleton has evolved to make it ideally suited for speed. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The cheetah's supple back bones and loose hip and shoulder joints allow it to run quickly. The cheetah's airways, heart, lungs, and large nostrils allow it to take in more oxygen. Cheetahs can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in just 3 seconds. Cheetahs are the fastest land animals. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.