Cheetah Coloring Pages
Cheetahs are built like sprinters. They have long legs and a skinny body, plus a tail that works like a rudder when they zig and zag after their dinner. Here you'll find fluffy cubs, realistic cheetahs, silly cartoon ones and a few detailed pages for grown-ups.
Jump to: Cubs | Realistic | Cartoon | Graffiti Art | Mafdet
Cheetah Cub Coloring Pages
Baby cheetahs look nothing like their parents at first. They're born dark and fuzzy with a fluffy grey mane down their backs, which helps them hide in the grass.
Realistic Cheetah Coloring Pages
Cheetahs creep through the tall grass to get close, then explode into a sprint. These pages have cheetahs resting, stalking and running, plus two detailed pages with flowers.
Cartoon Cheetah Coloring Pages
Silly cheetahs for younger kids. One has his running shoes ready to go and another is cheering from the sidelines.
Cheetah Graffiti Art
A cheetah surrounded by bold leafy patterns with "Cheetah" in big graffiti letters. It's a good one for older kids who like a challenge, and it's the perfect excuse to use your brightest markers.
Mafdet, the Cheetah Goddess
The ancient Egyptians admired cheetahs so much that some pharaohs kept tame ones. The goddess Mafdet, who protected people from snakes and scorpions, was sometimes shown with a cheetah's head.
About Cheetahs
Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They can hit about 100 km/h (60 mph), but only for a short burst before they need to stop and catch their breath. Their claws don't pull all the way in like a house cat's, so they grip the ground like the spikes on a runner's shoes.
They're also the only big cat that can't roar. Instead they chirp! It's a high little sound that's more like a bird than a cat, and mothers use it to call their cubs.
Coloring a Cheetah
Start with a warm golden tan all over, a little paler on the legs, and leave the belly, chin and throat white. Then come the spots. A cheetah's spots are solid black dots, not the hollow rosettes a leopard has, so they're nice and easy to fill in.
Look for the black "tear lines" that run from the inside corner of each eye down to the mouth. They make a cheetah look like it's been crying, but scientists think they may help block the glare of the sun. The end of the tail has a few black rings and finishes with a white tip.
For cubs, use smoky grey and dark brown with a light silvery fluff down the back. For the background, a sunny savannah works well: golden grass, a flat-topped acacia tree and a wide blue sky. And on the cartoon pages, if you want a cheetah with rainbow spots, go for it.
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