Sunday, March 24, 2013

WHAT MAKES A CHEETAH SO FAST??

WHAT MAKES A CHEETAH SO FAST????
By: Caitlin Houghton

Cheetahs are commonly know as the fastest land animal in the world!! Have you ever wondered why?? Well this story is gonna tell you exactly why. Hope you enjoy.

Cheetahs have special areodinamics which are...... there natural claws and skinny legs. They also have large eyes,  black lining and big nostrils. Along with there flexible spine,tail and powerful legs!!

The cheetahs naturally long claws dig into the ground alowing it to switch direction quickly. much like football cleats dig into the ground to juke someone. These long skinny legs make it so that there not caring extra whieght around slowing them down. :)

Have you ever wondered what black lining does?? Well it protects the cheetahs eyes from the sun and going blind/ so they can see ahead of them, and run as fast as possible.

These large eyes make  it so when the sun is blocked out they can see every place in there suroundings. Cheetahs big nostrils make so they can inhale oxygen and out hale carbione dioxide out faster.

With the flexible spine they have it acts like a spring boinging up and down!!! This spine is what makes it jump farther along with the long legs. I think we all need cheetah tail because there tails are used for balance.. The tail makes it so when they do really sharp turns they dont spin out of control!!!



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