00:00 Cheetahs, the fastest animals on land, the most respectable hunters in the savannah.
00:18 Thanks to their dexterity, ingenuity and speed, they can take down their prey decisively and
00:23 quickly.
00:27 To be able to become such a great hunter, cheetahs were raised very specifically by
00:32 their mothers.
00:37 Thanks to that, the cheetah becomes one of the species with the strongest material love
00:42 in the animal world.
00:44 So how do cheetahs raise their children?
00:47 Let's find out in this video.
00:57 How do cheetahs raise their children?
01:02 The female cheetah reaches maturity and begins to reproduce between 21 and 24 months of age.
01:14 After being pregnant for about 90 to 98 days, cheetahs give birth in the bushes, avoiding
01:20 the hunt of other natural enemies.
01:25 Notably after conception, the female cheetah does not stay with the male cheetah but will
01:30 give birth and raise the cubs alone.
01:34 Despite many difficulties and challenges, the cheetah is also a wonderful single mother.
01:40 While living with her cubs, the mother cheetah must simultaneously forage for food, teach
01:45 her cubs how to survive in the natural world and protect them from dangers.
01:53 During the first 6 to 7 weeks, the cheetah will suckle its mother's milk.
01:59 After that time, they were allowed to hunt with their mother and began to get used to
02:03 meats.
02:08 During the hunt, the mother cheetah needs to speed up to defeat the prey.
02:13 At that time, the cubs will not be able to keep up with the mother's speed and are often
02:17 left behind.
02:22 The cheetah knew that it would take a lot of practice to reach that speed.
02:30 At first, cheetah cubs will only be able to observe the mother to understand the whole
02:40 process of catching and defeating prey.
02:44 Several weeks later, when they are a little older, the cubs are allowed to partake in
02:49 the hunting process.
02:52 The cheetah's first exercises are small animals.
02:55 These cheetahs are about 10 weeks old.
02:59 The cheetahs are still quite clumsy, unable to have skillful sprints or accurate dashes.
03:09 This proves that to become a skilled hunter, it takes a lot of effort and hours of practice.
03:19 During the time when the cheetah can't hunt on its own, it still has to be provided with
03:25 food by its mother.
03:32 This pair of cubs is about one year old.
03:36 Their mother allows them to hunt with her and learn how to hunt and survive in the grasslands.
03:41 The cheetahs have captured a reed buck.
03:44 With the support of the cubs, the mother cheetah had many opportunities to kill the prey and
03:49 bring home a meal for the whole family.
03:56 However, raising cubs alone makes it difficult for cheetah mothers.
04:01 They have to both hunt and protect their cubs against natural enemies.
04:11 Only 10% of cheetahs can survive beyond one year of age.
04:15 They can be killed by other natural enemies.
04:18 And only 5% of cheetahs survive to adulthood and separate from the mother cheetah.
04:26 Lions and hyenas are the two most dangerous natural enemies of the cheetah.
04:31 Their purpose of killing cheetahs is to take revenge, eat meat and also reduce the number
04:36 of competitors in the future.
04:44 Seeing the lion, the mother cheetah took the initiative to welcome the fight, creating
04:49 an opportunity for the cheetah to find a hiding place.
04:56 In front of the strongest of the savannah, the mother cheetah proved to be very tenacious.
05:02 Once it is sure that the cubs are safe, it is ready to fight the fierce lion.
05:07 The mother cheetah never hesitates before the dangers that can affect her children.
05:12 It could sacrifice its life to protect the cheetah.
05:21 Danger comes to cheetahs not only in the vast grasslands, but even in secret places.
05:28 There are still uninvited guests who come.
05:31 The mother cheetah has defeated a pregnant gazelle, readying a hearty meal for her cubs.
05:37 While the cheetahs were eating their prey, another equally dangerous hunter had the opportunity
05:42 to visit.
05:43 In case of such cases, when the cheetah is eating, the mother cheetah will have to watch
05:49 very carefully.
05:55 To ensure the safety of the cubs, during each hunt, the mother cheetah often hides the cubs
06:01 in tall, dense grass to avoid the attention of enemies.
06:08 With cheetahs, the real danger is not being killed, but losing their cubs.
06:13 Mother cheetahs often cope by constantly moving, so the predators cannot know where they are.
06:19 After defeating the prey and readying the meal for the children, the mother cheetah
06:23 will call its baby to come for a meal.
06:27 To protect their cubs, cheetahs will often avoid encounters with other carnivores, forming
06:32 a less aggressive personality like their relatives.
06:36 For the same reason, cheetahs also have different hunting strategies than other big cats.
06:42 Instead of hunting in the early morning or evening, when other carnivores are active,
06:47 cheetahs hunt around midday, when predators are resting and are unlikely to harm their
06:51 cubs.
06:57 After many months of caring and teaching, the mother cheetah can only truly leave her
07:02 cubs when she is sure that the cheetah cubs have grown up and can take care of their own
07:06 lives.
07:11 It can be seen that the cheetah is one of the animals with the strongest maternal love.
07:16 With the love and instincts of a mother, the mother cheetah has given the best to her children,
07:21 protecting them from dangers, teaching them survival lessons and training the cubs to
07:26 be excellent hunters on the step.
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