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The cheetah roars like the lion and the tiger.

Why it is true

The cheetah cannot roar. It belongs to the subfamily Felinae, whose members have a rigid hyoid bone that prevents roaring but allows purring. Lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars are the only felines capable of roaring.

Source: National Geographic

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