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The cheetah is an unusual member of the cat family (Felidae) that is unique in its speed, while lacking climbing abilities. Cheetah is the only existing member of the types of animals Acinonyx. Cheetah is the greatest land animal, attainment speeds up to 103 km/h (64 mph) in tiny bursts covering distances up to 460 m (1,500 ft), and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 110 km/h (68 mph) in three seconds, faster than most super cars. Fresh studies verify the cheetah rank as fastest land animal.
The cheetah chest is profound and its waist is slim. The coarse, small fur of the cheetah is tan with round black spots measuring from 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.2 in) across, affording it some obscure while hunting. The cheetah has a little head with high set eyes. Cheetah is a sprinter. The adult cheetah weighs from 40 to 65 kg (88 to 140 lb). Its total body span is from 115 to 135 cm (45 to 53 in), while the tail can calculate up to 84 cm (33 in) in length. Males tend to be faintly larger than females and have faintly bigger heads, but there is not a huge disparity in cheetah sizes and it is difficult to tell males and females apart by appearance alone. Compared to a similarly sized leopard, the cheetah is generally shorter bodied, but is longer tailed and taller (it averages about 90 cm (35 in) tall) and so it appears more streamlined.
Some cheetah also has an atypical fur pattern mutation: cheetah with larger, blotchy, combined spots are known as king cheetah. It was once thought to be a divide subspecies or types of animals, but it is merely alter of the African cheetah. The king cheetah has only been seen in the wild a handful of times, but it has been bred in captivity.

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