A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The cheetah has a top speed of up to 114 kilometres per hour but this can only be maintained for short distances of a few hundred metres. Their main food is mostly gazelles, impalas and other small buck and they can hunt the young of wildebeests and zebra. A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The cheetah has a top speed of up to 114 kilometres per hour but this can only be maintained for short distances of a few hundred metres. Their main food is mostly gazelles, impalas and other small buck and they can hunt the young of wildebeests and zebra.

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Discovery Room

Designed for children and popular with all ages, the Discovery Room is a hands-on interactive space. Children can use their physical senses and curiosity to explore the natural world.

The Find out about yourself activity sheet helps children investigate which eye they use most, whether they can twist or roll their tongues and how many beans they can hold in one hand.

Use the magnifying glasses to look at fossils, or use touch to identify skins, sponge and shells. There is also a range of natural history-related jigsaws and children's books available.

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