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On the run.(cheetah)(Brief article)
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U.S. Kids
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July 1, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Children's Better Health Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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All cats are quick, but here's one that's just plain fast.
The cheetah, native to Africa, is a long, lean predator that relies on its blazing foot-speed to catch its prey. It has been clocked at around 70 miles per hour. On many roads and streets, that would let it pass your family's mini-van--for 400 yards or so before it runs out of steam.
The cheetah needs that much speed because it preys mostly on the tiny but lightning fast Thompson's gazelle. The cheetah is faster, but the gazelles, sometimes called tommies, can twist and turn like the hottest sports car.
To stay on a tommy's tail, the cheetah uses its own tail. Built heavy, with a weighty end, the ...
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Seagate Announces New Cheetah 15K.5 Hard Drives for Customers That Require...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Cheetah terror on dream safari.(News)
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483 words
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Cheetah to tie up with international labels
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December 7, 2007 ;
Sharen Kaur;
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Seagate Cheetah X15-36LP Disc Drive Proven World's Fastest By...
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559 words
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Seagate's Cheetah X15 sets the pace for A/V applications; World's fastest...
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643 words
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Seagate Gears Up with Cheetah 15K.6 Hard Drives
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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A look into a cheetah's eye brings a conflict into focus
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
April 18, 2004 ;
JILL SCHENSUL;
787 words
......Bergen County, NJ) 04-18-2004 A look into a cheetah's eye brings a conflict into focus JILL SCHENSUL...site. Earlier this afternoon, I'd gone to a cheetah farm, which I'd been told rescued cheetahs unable to live in the wild. On the way there...
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Seagate Cheetah 15K.3 Crowned Disc Drive King; StorageReview.com Says...
PR Newswire;
September 12, 2002 ;
585 words
......StorageReview.com has confirmed that nobody can catch a Cheetah, as Seagate's flagship Cheetah 15K.3 disc drive raced ahead of the competition...leading authority on disc drive performance. The Cheetah 15K.3 is part of Seagate's lowest total-cost-of-ownersh...
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