On this episode of Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," see how being the fastest cat can be a double edge sword. The cheetah can sustain fast speeds but only for short time periods, so it must be calculating when hunting prey.
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Fooled by Nature: Calculating Cheetah
On this episode of Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," see how being the fastest cat can be a double edge sword. The cheetah can sustain fast speeds but only for short time periods, so it must be calculating when hunting prey.
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