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Show Hunting Cheeta For short distances the cheeta Is sup posed to be the swiftest quadruped However, it Is not possible to ascribi the honor definitely to any particulai animal. The cheeta, which is found Ii Asia and Africa, is a large tropical cal, slender of body and linro. It is from three to four feet long and of a pale, tawny color, marked with numerous dark spots on its sides and back and almost white beneath. It resembles the leopard, and Is often called the hunting leopard. The animal resembles resem-bles tte dog In docility. Its fur Is not sleek like that of typical cats. It has a long tall, which la lomewhat btiabjr at the end. |