Saturday, September 6, 2014

Mysore Zoo - Cheetah

Mysore Zoo is the most popular zoo at Mysore in India. There are various wild animals and birds at the zoo. One among them is Cheetah.



It is the fastest land animal with a speed of 120 km/h  in short bursts covering distances up to 500 m. It's slender, long-legged body is built for speed. 



It's chest is deep and its waist is narrow with tan in color with black spots all over their body. There are no spots on its white underside, but the tail has spots, which merge to form four to six dark rings at the end. It has a small head with high-set eyes.

19 comments:

  1. They are so beautiful.

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  2. Gorgeous animal !

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  3. Beautiful! I've always loved the big cats.

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  4. A very majestic looking animal. Nice pictures.

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  5. The cheetah is a beautiful creature.

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  6. an amazing animal.

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  7. Missed it in my Mysore trip :(
    So were these burst shots? :-P

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  8. A gorgeous animal!

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  9. Superb capture! I ever seen a Cheetah and glad to know about its exist in Mysore zoo.

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  10. Beautiful pictures, and great info, Rajesh. They are fascinating creatures!

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  11. Anonymous21:44

    What a beautiful animal!

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  12. Such elegant animals.

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  13. Great animal, is it the Asian or the African subspecies?

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  14. Anonymous18:22

    They are amazing!

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  15. slim handsome body of the cheetah.

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  16. Very close. No bar is seen on other side in photography.

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