Cheetahs - Wildlife Monographs Author:Tracey Rich, Andy Rouse The world's fastest land animal, with 0-45mph acceleration in less than two seconds, cheetahs leave Michael Schumacher on the starting grid wondering what happened. Historically prized as hunting targets in Asia, cheetahs were a favourite quarry and were captured and trained to hunt. The 16th century Emperor Akbar maintained about 1,000 for his ... more »gazelle hunts. View cheetahs in action, see them accelerate after prey, or discover how a mother nurtures her cub and find out where you can go to see the real thing.« less