Made with love by Kiran, age 10 💛
Save the
Cheetahs!
CheetahConnection.com
They're the fastest animals on land but they're running out of time. Only about 6,500 are left in the wild. Let's help them together!
CheetahConnection.com
They're the fastest animals on land but they're running out of time. Only about 6,500 are left in the wild. Let's help them together!
I'm 10 years old and cheetahs are my FAVOURITE animal in the whole world! I learned that they are in danger of going extinct and that made me really sad.
So I decided to make this website to help raise money to save them! Even a little bit of money can help feed a rescued cheetah cub or protect their home in Africa.
Please help me save the cheetahs. They need us! 💛
A baby cheetah - aren't they cute?!
Cheetahs can run up to 70 mph (112 km/h) - that's faster than most cars on the highway! They go from 0 to 45 mph in just 2.5 seconds!
Their claws work like the cleats on a football boot, giving them grip when they run super fast. No other big cat has claws like this!
Unlike lions and tigers, cheetahs can't roar. Instead they chirp, purr, and make sounds like a little bird! They even purr like a house cat.
Those black lines on their face are called "tear marks." They help block the sun's glare so cheetahs can see their prey even in bright sunlight!
Baby cheetahs have a fluffy grey mane that makes them look like honey badgers! This helps them hide from lions and hyenas.
Every cheetah's spots are different, just like your fingerprints! No two cheetahs have the same pattern.
As people build more farms and cities, cheetahs have less space to run and hunt. They need really big areas of land to survive.
Some people take baby cheetahs from their moms to sell them as pets. This is really wrong and makes it even harder for cheetahs to survive.
Sometimes cheetahs hunt farm animals and farmers get upset. But scientists from the IZW Cheetah Research Project in Berlin found that by moving baby cows away from cheetah meeting spots, farmers lost 80% fewer animals! Science is so cool!
Did you know that some of the world's most important cheetah research happens right here in Berlin, Germany? The IZW Cheetah Research Project at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research has been studying cheetahs in Namibia since 2001!
They work with farmers to find peaceful solutions so cheetahs and people can share the land. Their discoveries have been published in some of the most important science journals in the world!
Learn More About Their Work →
These are amazing organizations that help save cheetahs every day:
I hope we can raise awareness and help people learn about cheetahs. Even sharing this website with your friends and family helps!