The Secret to Cheetahs’ Super Speed

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

How do cheetahs get their super speed? We talk to a cheetah scientist to find out why a spotted cat is the fastest animal on Earth. Cheetahs are literally built for speed! Anne Hilborn spent months scoping out cheetahs on the hunt in the grasslands of the Serengeti. We’ll discover how cheetahs’ incredible speed is linked to their survival - and what they do when being fast isn’t enough. **** On our special bonus interview episode - available to our Patreon & Castbox supporters - Anne shares the amazing story of how being photographed while dropping cheetah poop on herself became both her most embarrassing and her proudest moment. Photos on the blog! Pledge at patreon.com/tumblepodcast. Only $1/month gets you double the Tumble, and $5/month comes with a shoutout on the show, a birthday greeting, and opportunities to be on the show! Castbox is an awesome listening app, and we’ve partnered with Castbox to launch Tumble Premium, a channel on the Castbox app featuring every episode and all our bonus interview episodes too! It’s $1.35/month through the app, or $16/year. Want to learn more about cheetah science, and reputable conservation organizations? Check out our blog at www.sciencepodcastforkids.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:04.7	And I'm Marshall.
0:05.7	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:09.4	Today, we're talking about the fastest land animal on earth, the Cheetah.
0:15.0	Why are they so fast?
0:16.5	Is it because they always have somewhere important to be?
0:19.5	Well, meet a biologist who spent her days watching Cheetahs in the Serengeti to discover
0:25.3	the connection between their incredible speed and their survival.
0:32.3	Tumble is brought to you with support from Spotify for podcasters.
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1:04.8	app.
1:11.6	We've heard from a lot of Tumble listeners who love Cheetahs.
1:15.9	Er, one of the better cat species, I think.
1:19.6	Our listener Spencer says Cheetahs are his favorite animal and he sent us this question.
1:26.6	Cheetahs can run up to 65 miles per hour or 104 kilometers per hour.
1:39.4	Spencer has a theory about how they do it.
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