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More Great Links

• AnimalPlanet.com
• African Wildlife Foundation: Cheetah
• BlueLion.org: Cheetah
• Cheetah Conservation Fund

Sources

• Cheetah. African Wildlife Foundation. http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/cheetah
• Cheetah. BlueLion.org. http://www.bluelion.org/cheetah.htm
• Cheetah. Defenders of Wildlife. http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/cheetah.php
• Cheetah Adaptations: Running Speed. CheetahSpot. http://www.cheetahspot.com/speed.php
• Cheetah Conservation Fund http://www.cheetah.org/?nd=35