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May 23, 2016	Good article nominee	Listed
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Section size for Cheetah (33 sections)
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(Top)	5,533	5,533
Etymology	5,810	5,810
Taxonomy	4,307	12,600
Subspecies	8,293	8,293
Phylogeny and evolution	13,351	13,351
Genetics	5,539	10,575
King cheetah	5,036	5,036
Characteristics	12,463	44,097
Internal anatomy	13,082	13,082
Speed and acceleration	18,552	18,552
Ecology and behaviour	1,867	43,204
Social organisation	5,004	5,004
Home ranges and territories	2,317	2,317
Communication	9,887	9,887
Diet and hunting	11,799	11,799
Reproduction and life cycle	10,506	10,506
Competition	1,824	1,824
Distribution and habitat	2,609	12,695
Historical range	6,739	6,739
Present distribution	3,347	3,347
Threats	3,837	3,837
Conservation	820	17,655
In Africa	6,652	6,652
In Asia	10,183	10,183
Interaction with humans	28	27,721
Taming	9,718	9,718
In captivity	8,139	8,139
Attacks on humans	1,723	1,723
In culture	8,113	8,113
See also	41	41
References	29	29
Further reading	525	525
External links	1,062	1,062
Total	198,735	198,735

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Cheetah jaw biomechanics

Cheetahs have the second highest compressive strength per trabecular bone volumetric fraction* at the temporomandibular joint among all carnivore mammals (784.4 Newtons), second only to that of the wolverine (940.8 Newtons), and above that of Malagasy civet (714.4 Newtons), Honey badger (710.8 Newtons) and Kinkajou (693.2 Newtons).

This mechanical trabecular bone strength indicates a surprisingly high bite force for its size as the masticatory muscles may be stronger.

*In this case, a 10 mm high × 5 mm diameter cilinder.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202824

LeandroPucha (talk) 21:45, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Male infanticide

Male cheetahs seems to be much more tolerant to cubs that are not their offsprings compared to other felids.

Cheetahs also seem to be one of the few species in which males do not kill cubs that are not theirs in order to force the female to come into oestrous again.

There is supposed evidence of infanticide in male cheetahs, but this appear to be purely circumstantial.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233274087_Do_male_cheetahs_Acinonyx_jubatus_commit_infanticide

https://books.google.com.ec/books?id=cR4uDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT65&dq=cheetah%20infanticide&hl=es&pg=PT68#v=onepage&q&f=false

LeandroPucha (talk) 16:03, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]