5 INTRESTING FACTS ABOUT CHEETAHS



REPRODUCTION FACTS OF CHEETAHS

1. Cheetahs are induced ovulates and can breed throughout the year. Females can have their first litter at two to three years of age.

 2. A female can conceive again after 17 to 20 months from giving birth, or even sooner if a whole litter is lost.

3. Males can breed at less than two years of age in captivity, but this may be delayed in the wild until the male acquires a territory.

4.A 2007 study showed that females who gave birth to more litters early in their life often died younger, indicating a trade-off between longevity and yearly reproductive success

 5.Males, sometimes even those in coalitions, fight among one another to secure access to the female. After a gestation of nearly three months, a litter of one to eight cubs is born 

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