Solitary Life Style

In one study, 52% of cheetahs were solitary. Thirty-one percent of cheetahs live in groups of two, while 14 percent lived in groups of 3, and 3 percent of cheetahs lived in groups 4 individuals.

• Would you expect to find all males in groups of 2, 3 or 4 individuals?

Solitary cheetahs kill a prey animal once every 2 to 3 days. They are not very successful hunters. On the average, their success rate is 1 kill per 5 tries.

• Can you think of any reasons why cheetahs survive even though they are not very successful in catching prey and they only eat a few times a week?