🐆 Cheetah report template
Three versions, one page each. Print the one for your child’s grade. The facts come from the cheetah page, every number with its source.
Grades 1–2
My report: the cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus · Grades 1–2
| Length | 5.8 to 7.4 ft (1.8 to 2.3 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | 30 in (77 cm) |
| Weight | 75 to 141 lb (34 to 64 kg) |
| Top speed | 60 to 70 mph (96 to 112 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 8 to 10 years |
Read about it
The cheetah is a big cat with spots. It runs faster than any other animal on land. It has black lines on its face, like tears.
It lives in:
It eats:
The coolest thing I learned:
Where my facts came from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Cheetah, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/cheetah, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 3–4
My report: the cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus · Grades 3–4
| Length | 5.8 to 7.4 ft (1.8 to 2.3 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | 30 in (77 cm) |
| Weight | 75 to 141 lb (34 to 64 kg) |
| Top speed | 60 to 70 mph (96 to 112 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 8 to 10 years |
Read about it
A cheetah is built for speed: long legs, a light body and a bendy back that stretches with every stride. Its long tail helps it steer when it turns fast. It can only keep up its top speed for a short dash, then it has to rest.
Where it lives (its habitat):
What it eats:
How its body helps it live there:
My favorite fact:
A question I still have:
Where my facts came from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Cheetah, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/cheetah, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 5–6
My report: the cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus · Grades 5–6
| Length | 5.8 to 7.4 ft (1.8 to 2.3 m) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | 30 in (77 cm) |
| Weight | 75 to 141 lb (34 to 64 kg) |
| Top speed | 60 to 70 mph (96 to 112 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 8 to 10 years |
Read about it
Cheetahs hunt in the daytime, creeping close and then sprinting. Their claws only pull back partway, so they grip the ground like a runner's spikes. Unlike lions and tigers, a cheetah cannot roar; it purrs, chirps and meows. Fewer cheetahs live in the wild than in the past, because their grasslands are being turned into farms and towns.
Habitat and range: where on Earth, and what the place is like:
Diet: what it eats, and what might eat it:
Adaptations: two ways its body or habits help it survive:
Is it in danger? Why or why not?:
Compare it with another animal you know:
Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Cheetah, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/cheetah, checked 2026-10-30