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| cheetah |
A cheetah is a large wild cat. It is smaller than a lion or tiger, but it has long legs, and it can run faster than any other animal on land. A cheetah has gold fur with many black spots. Cheetahs live in Africa and parts of Asia |
| savage |
A savage animal is a wild animal. A wild tiger is a savage creature, but a pet cat is not. [1/2 definitions] |
| tiger |
A tiger is a large, strong animal in the cat family. A tiger's fur is orange, gold, or white with black stripes. Tigers live in India, China, and some other countries in Asia. Tigers hunt other animals for food, but no other animals hunt the tiger! |
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