The cheetah is known as the fastest animal on land. According to studies, the cheetah can sprint at speeds of up to 64 kmph during a hunt, but it can also have bursts of speed of up to 112 kmph, speeds that not many of us even drive at, let alone run at. Now if you’re curious as to what this might look like from a cheetah’s POV, you’re in luck.
Recently the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden officials hooked up a GoPro to one of their cheetahs, Savannah, in order to get an idea of what running at high speeds might look like from a cheetah’s point of view. According to Alicia Sampson of the cat ambassador program, it seems that the cheetah didn’t really mind at all. “We put it on Savannah and she could really care less.”
For those of you who love nature documentaries and are fascinated with animals and their behavior, this video should prove rather insightful as it shows that while the body of the cheetah is moving rather ferociously, the head of the cheetah remains still, almost like it is on a gimbal that shows just how focused the animal is while on a hunt.
It is a pretty cool video so if you have a few minutes to spare, do check it out in the video above to see Savannah in action.
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