Cheetah is known as the fastest land animal. It has been in existence for around four million years. It is undoubtedly a marvel of evolution. Cheetah is not considered to belong to the ‘big cat’ family because they cannot roar due to the absence of hyoid bone in its throat. But it does belong to the Felidae family and is a close relative to bobcats, pumas, and lynxes. Therefore, it is referred to as a Lesser Cat and is the only member of the genus, Acinonyx. Cheetahs have come a long way especially in the way humans have treated them.