BY THE NUMBERS

9 000 – 12 000

That’s how many cheetahs are left in Africa. 1 300

The number of cheetahs in South Africa.

2 000

An estimate of the number of spots on a cheetah’s body.

7–8m

The length of a cheetah’s stride when it is running. How far can you jump?

4 per second

This is how many strides a cheetah takes when running. That’s twice as many as a galloping horse.