d prey. If the cheetah were to become extinct it would not only ruin their niche it would ruin the niche of other animals that rely on the cheetah as well. Animals like lions and hyenas, which rely on the cheetah for food. The Thompson gazelle, which also relies of the cheetah, needs the cheetah to keep them from overcrowding. Over fifty percent of the cheetah population lives in solitary, while the rest of the population lives in groups of two to three. Since they mostly live by themselves it makes it more difficult to catch prey, especially when a mother as cubs. Cheetahs living alone only kill prey once every two to three days, which shows that they are not great hunters. Living along give cheetahs a disadvantage at life, they cannot rely on others for help. Research could be done to see if cheetahs live in larger groups are they more successful when they hunt. Cheetahs that live in solitary should be help so they have a higher survival rate and therefore, increase the population of cheetahs. Cheetahs are amazing animals, that are known for their amazing speed and their gorgeous fur, and who have adapted themselves to life in the dry plains of the Serengeti. Despite all of the adaptation s that they have made the population of the cheetah is declining. With the extinction of the cheetah comes damage to all the other animals that the cheetah interacts with. The ecosystem of the Serengeti along with the niche of many different plants and animals would be in danger with the extinction of the cheetah. Cheetahs are animals that need our help in being saved because they have not evolved enough to keep themselves alive with out outside help. Even though it would be costly to save them, it would be more costly to lose them. Without the cheetah we would be depriving the world of a magnificent animal, therefore it can and should be saved....
