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Frame, G.W.
Cheetah
1984  Book Chapter

The fastest animal on land, the cheetah can sprint at up to 96 kilometers an hour for a brief part of its chase. It still occurs over most of Africa, but very few now remain in southern Asia (where it probably evolved) and the Middle east.

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