How are cheetahs so fast?
Mar 18, 2025•5 min
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Summary
Discover the incredible adaptations that make cheetahs the fastest land animals. Learn how their flexible spine, non-retractable claws, and enlarged lungs contribute to their speed. The episode also explores their unique hunting strategy and compares their vocalizations to other big cats.Episode description
Have you ever raced a cheetah? Hopefully not, that sounds dangerous. But if you have, that cheetah probably left you in her dust. We asked Rick Schwartz from the San Diego Zoo to help us figure out why cheetahs are so fast.
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