When you contract the attached muscles (subscapularis muscle, the supraspinatus muscle, the infraspinatus muscle, and the teres minor muscle), they pull on the tendons causing the shoulder to rotate up or down, back or front, in or out; hence the name 'rotator' cuff.
Acinonyx jubatus portrait. Â© 2007 Mark Probst. The cheetah is a big cat and is now, mainly found in southern Africa. It is known for its speed as it is able to accelerate from 0-60 miles per hour in only three seconds, and it is able to reach speeds of around 70 miles per hour (112 kilometers per hour).
Smilodon is an extinct genus of machairodont felid. It is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals, and the best known saber-toothed cat. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats. Smilodon lived in the Americas during the Pleistocene epoch. The genus was named in 1842, based on fossils from Brazil. Three species are recognized today: S. gracilis, S. fatalis, and S. populator. The two latter species were probably descended