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Eaton, R.L.
Hunting behavior of the cheetah
1970 Journal of Wildlife Management (34 ): 56-67
The predator-prey aspects of four cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) groups were studied in Nairobi National Park, Kenya, from October, 1966, through February, 1967. Hunt:kill ratios were applied to direct observation data of 157 hunts and 30 kills. Hunting success apparently varied with habitat-type, prey species, sex and age-classes of prey, herd size, cheetah group size, and the cheetah's or group's hunting experience. Cheetah kills appeared to be other than a random sample of prey populations. There was differential selection in prey of females and juveniles.
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