Cheetah ( acinonyx jubatus)

Cheetah... or acinonyx jubatus!

Ever heard of the cat that didn't play fair? You probably have. So I'll give you some more info about the cheetah. They can be found in alot of places, though they typically prefer desert, prairie, and brush. They are the fastest animal in the world, reaching up to 75 miles per hour. It can spring from not running to 62 miles per hour in 3 seconds. Ancient Egyptians used to keep cheetahs as pets, taming them and teaching them to hunt.

Cheetah mating season occurs throughout the whole year, and after a gestation period of 98 days, a female cheetah can give birth to up to 9 cubs. Female cheetahs actually do cheat. They have been known to have cubs off of more than one male. At birth, a cheetah cub weighs about 11 ounces. Cheetahs usually do not mate until they are 3, but become fully mature in 2 years.

Boa Constrictor ( boa constrictor)

Boa Constrictor

Boa Constrictors are found in Central and South America and some islands of the Caribbean. They can grow to be 13 feet and weigh about 60 pounds. Most of a constrictor's diet consists of rodents, but animals as big as ocelots have been known to have been eaten. 

Boa Constrictors are nocturnal, but will bask in the day because night temperatures are too cold. Boa constrictors like dry weather for mating season, thus it takes place in April until August. Male snakes will wrestle for the right to breed with the female. Female snakes can hold the egg inside them for a year, but when the baby is born, it is only 20 inches long. Young boa constrictors eat small mice and birds until they are old enough to eat bigger food.

Boa constrictors can be found in a wide variety of places, from a tropical forest to a barren desert. Boa  coloring varies, but a typical base coat will be brown, grey, or cream, spattered with brown or brown-red spots.