Secret Behind the Cheetah's Speedy Stride Discovered

What I find fascinating is that the Cheetah's closest cousin in the Cougar. Both evolved in North America. The Cheetah survived the Mega Fauna extinction by traveling to Asia and Africa over the Ice Age land bridge. The Cougar survived because of a small colony of the cats in the southern Andes.

Some people have advocated reintroducing the Cheetah to Prong Horn Antelope country. The Prong Horn evolved as the world's fastest hoofed animal because the Cheetah had been it's prime predator.

What I find fascinating is that the Cheetah and the Cougar are cousins who evolved in North America. The Cheetah survived the Mega Fauna extinction in North America by traveling to Asia and Africa while the Cougar survived as a small colony in the southern Andes.

Some say the Cheetah should be reintroduced to prong horn antelope (the world's fastest antelope) country. After all, it would be returning home.

I did learn one thing...DO NOT get in front of a cheetah when they are hungry...

Correction, Fahrenheit. Thanks.

The cheetah has a more flexible spine than a greyhound.

The only fact I got from the article was the increase in the number of strides at the increase of speed. All other useful facts came from comments - size, weight, length of stride, non-retractable claws, etc. I was wondering if anyone knows whether the cheetah has more, larger, or more specialized tendons or ligaments that are more efficient at absorbing and releasing energy thus increasing the length of the cheetah's stride relative to it's length. Also, are there any such specialized ligaments, tendons, etc. performing the same function running along the cheetah's spinal column?

I don't doubt that cats are much faster than dogs. However, this is in the short distance only. Dogs can run for well over an hour and in the wild can run for several hours non-stop. Just look at the Huskies in Canada. If you race a dog and cat in a very long distance, I'm sure the dog will prove to be the better runner.

This is all very interesting. However, since Cheetahs’ normal body temperature is around 100°C, their ability to maintain the speed of close to 65 mph is fairly limited. This is more apparent when they are chasing a prey and usually end up giving up the chase after a few minutes. The body temperature shoots up to excess of 110°C and they are no longer able to keep up. Greyhounds, on the other hand, are the winner in endurance with their continuous speed of 32 mph.

This was done simply to point out the obvious. That cats rule!

ALSO A CHEETAH IS A WILD CAT AND A GREYHOUND IS A DOMESTIC DOG!!
CHANCES ARE THE 2 WILL NEVER MEET TO COMPETE!! HOPEFULLY