Of all land animals on earth The cheetah is the one That is the fastest of them all When it decides to run. This picture book describes in rhyming verse fun facts about the cheetah, an animal found in Africa and Southwest Asia, including the fact that cheetahs were once kept as pets by royal families. All pictures were taken by the author, Ritchey Marbury, and his son Rick. All pictures were also taken at Chehaw's Wild Animal Park in Albany, Georgia. From standing still the cheetah goes To sixty miles per hour In just three seconds. That is fast. It really has some power.