Creation Season: Cheetahs

Today’s prayer item was suggested by a child of Grace. Because cheetahs are amazing!

National Geographic for Kids says:

Fastest mammal on land, the cheetah can reach speeds of 60 or perhaps even 70 miles (97 or 113 kilometers) an hour over short distances. It usually chases its prey at only about half that speed, however. After a chase, a cheetah needs half an hour to catch its breath before it can eat.

Imagine getting your lunch ready, and then sitting at the table for 30 minutes before you can eat it!

These amazing animals are in some trouble:

Once found throughout Asia and Africa, cheetahs today are racing toward extinction. Loss of habitat and declining numbers of their prey combine to threaten the future of these cats. Cheetahs live and hunt mainly in open grasslands and bushy areas in parts of Africa and the Middle East.

Let’s pray that people will help them survive and thrive instead of push them into extinction.