Cheetah

Series: Silent safari

Duration: 11

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1972

Creator: ebec

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 1Jun72 · MP23064 (Jul-Dec 1972) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp

Description: Portrays the physical characteristics and behavior of the cheetah, a predator that relies on speed rather than size to kills its prey. In this nonnarrated film, two cheetah are taught by their mother to hunt on the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania. Their training culminates in the hunt of a gazelle. , Non-narrative shows the fleet cheetah, the fastest mammal in action on the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania as it hunts its favorite prey, the Thompson's gazelle.

Complete Record: Portrays the physical characteristics and behavior of the cheetah, a predator that relies on speed rather than size to kills its prey. In this nonnarrated film, two cheetah are taught by their mother to hunt on the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania. Their training culminates in the hunt of a gazelle. , Shows a day in the life of a cheetah mother and cubs on the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania. Depicts the hunting and feeding habits of these animals. No narration., Non-narrative shows the fleet cheetah, the fastest mammal in action on the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania as it hunts its favorite prey, the Thompson's gazelle.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.