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The generic name Acinonyx probably derives from the combination of two Greek words: ἁκινητος (akinitos) meaning 'unmoved' or 'motionless', and ὄνυξ (onyx) meaning 'nail' or 'hoof'. [6] A rough translation is "immobile nails", a reference to the cheetah's limited ability to retract its claws. [ 7 ]
Acinonyx is a genus within the Felidae family. [1] The only living species of the genus, the cheetah (A. jubatus), lives in open grasslands of Africa and Asia. [2]Several fossil remains of cheetah-like cats were excavated that date to the late Pliocene and Middle Pleistocene. [3]
A cheetah that is part of the Hummingbirds, whose body resembles Norrie. Fuli The Lion Guard: A cute female teenage tomboyish East African cheetah cub who is the fastest member in the Lion Guard. Fuli in Kiswahili means "Very Fast" and is Voiced by Diamond White. Jasper Jewelpet: A cheetah who represents Honesty.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
The big cat species addressed in these regulations are the lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, jaguar, cougar, and any hybrid of these species (liger, tigon, etc.). Private ownership is not prohibited, but the law makes it illegal to transport, sell, or purchase such animals in interstate or foreign commerce.
Cheeta (sometimes billed as Cheetah, Cheta, and Chita) is a chimpanzee character that appeared in numerous Hollywood Tarzan films of the 1930s–1960s, as well as the 1966–1968 television series, as the ape sidekick of the title character, Tarzan. Cheeta has usually been characterized as male, but sometimes as female, and has been portrayed ...
Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool is a 1992 video game that starred Cheetos mascot Chester Cheetah, only released in North America. The game is composed of simple side-scrolling platform levels. On each level there is a hidden "scooter" part. In game, Chester can dash and stun enemies by jumping on their heads.
The Cheetah is a supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, most commonly as the archenemy of the superhero Wonder Woman. [1] Like her nemesis, she was created by William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter, debuting in the autumn of 1943 in Wonder Woman #6.