Cheetah Community

Pilobolus crystallinus (aka the dung cannon)

You might think a cheetah or a falcon is fast, but have you met the Dung Cannon (Pilobolus crystallinus)? 🍄 This tiny fungus lives in herbivore dung and has one of the most insane dispersal methods in nature: Zero to 45 mph: It can accelerate its spore cap from 0 to 45 mph in the first... read more

Question of the day

Would you rather have a cheetah that protects you but screams every time you lie or an eagle that steals from the rich for you but keeps 60% of the profits

The Fastest cat 🐆 showing some love 💕 with the slowest friend 🐢

Look at this cheetah giving a tortoise a gentle hug... As if the fastest cat decided to slow down just for this moment... Two completely different creatures, yet together they share a quiet and sweet moment that feels almost magical! How I wish human can simply be the same then the world... read more

Nice to meet you

Looking to just make some friends. I'm not good at peopling and I ramble, but I'm honest, weird, kinda crazy, and love animals. And books. So let's just start a conversation: if you could be any animal (extinct or not/fictional or real), what would it be and why? I would be a cat of any kind.... read more

Cheetah on a hot day

Tongue out, trying to cool down

Student

A teacher asked a student to use the word dandelion in a sentence. The student said the cheetah is faster dan de lion. 😂