When we think of speed and agility, we often immediately think of a cheetah. Known as the fastest land animal, cheetahs can run up to 130km per hour!

Unlike other wild cats, a cheetah’s body and muscle fibre composition allows it to move with such speed and grace. But are the differences between male and female cheetahs the same way male and female athletes who are showcasing their prowess at the Paris Olympic Games?

University of the Western Cape (UWC) researchers decided to dig deeper and uncover some hidden secrets behind the body composition of the world’s fastest land animal.

Guest: Dr Kathryn Van Boom – Postdoctoral Researcher at UWC