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How does a mother cheetah teach their cubs to hunt for food?

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She teaches them using the “catch and release” method, but with one critical difference. The cheetah mom will chase down and deliberately disable, rather than kill, the prey. read more

When the cubs are old enough, she’ll take them with her and allow them to participate in the hunting process from start to finish. While the cubs are busy attempting to subdue their prey, the mother keeps a sharp lookout for other predators in the area. read more

Like many animals, cheetahs teach their cubs everything for basic survival. These lessons, when young, are taught through watching their mother. When old enough to hunt, these lessons are taught by a live specimen the cubs have to kill (i.e: the mother returns with a live animal in which the cubs must kill). read more

If they don't and the target eludes the cheetah, it won't be able to continue the chase, because it has run out of breath and its prey has much more endurance than they do, and are pretty fast themselves. read more

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