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	Cheetah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The '''Cheetah''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that hunts by sight and speed rather than by stealth.
		The genus name, ''Acinonyx'', means "no-move-claw" in Greek, while the species name, ''jubatus'', means "maned" in Latin, a reference to the mane found in Cheetah cubs.
		Now extinct species include: ''Acinonyx pardinensis'' (Pliocene epoch), much larger than modern cheetahs and found in Europe, India, and China; ''Acinonyx intermedius'' (mid-Pleistocene period), found over the same range; and ''Miracinonyx inexpectatus'', ''Miracinonyx studeri'', and ''Miracinonyx trumani'' (early to late Pleistocene epoch), found in North America.
	www.mycatcenter.com /cheetah.htm (1028 words)

	Lioncrusher's Domain -- Felidae
		Sabre-toothed feline-like animals evolved separately four times in evolutionary history: in Nimravidae, Felidae, Creodonta, and the thylacosmilids (sabre-toothed marsupials), due to a process called convergent evolution, where similar structures evolve in unrelated animals, such as the wings of birds and bats.
		18 mya, the first modern Felidae to evolve from Schizailurus was the Acinonyx genera, of which only the modern Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) still lives. Acinonyx pardinensis (giant cheetah of Eurasia) was significantly larger than the modern day cheetah, with a shoulder height of 90 cm.
		Two of the first modern Felis species were Felis lunensis (Martelli's cat), and Felis manul (Pallas' cat).
	www.lioncrusher.lunarpages.com /family.asp?family=Felidae (4223 words)

	Kids Online Resources - Zoos and Animals Pg1
		Its coat is tan with small, round, fl spots, and the fur is coarse and short...
		a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelopes, etc.
		Cheetah, I'm a - Scientific Name: Acinonyx jubatus.
	www.kidsolr.com /zoos_animals (1334 words)

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