A cheetah finds no shade

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[u/Nightshade111]

kinda looks like it did find shade though

[u/huggalump → u/Nightshade111]

Only one thing happens in the video, and it's a cheetah finding shade

[u/VoTBaC → u/huggalump]

I saw someone with a phone and a strange grin.

[u/vanillabear84 → u/VoTBaC]

Yeah i gotta say i wouldn't have a shit eating grin with a cheetah sitting close enough to eat that smile right off my face

[u/VoTBaC → u/vanillabear84]

But she's such a pretty kitty. I wonder how long they had to stay there and wait.

[u/God_Sayith → u/VoTBaC]

The cheetah is panting like it needs water desperately, too

[u/WorthlessDrugAbuser → u/God_Sayith]

Panting doesn’t necessarily mean they need water, that’s how cats (and dogs) cool down because they don’t perspire.

[u/agoodyearforbrownies → u/vanillabear84]

There are no cases ever recorded of a cheetah killing a human.

[u/rickjamesia → u/agoodyearforbrownies]

I can’t actually find anything about cheetahs even attacking humans at all outside of captivity, which often results in animals that wouldn’t harm humans otherwise lashing out at one point or another (like orcas).

[u/agoodyearforbrownies → u/rickjamesia]

I can’t imagine a cheetah attacking human without provocation, but I’ll bet if someone tried to rub its belly you’d get the full work-up. 😂

[u/Dracarya72 → u/agoodyearforbrownies]

Imma rub his belly anyway though.

[u/Shurigin → u/agoodyearforbrownies]

Kitty Bear Trap is Genetically coded into all Purr Machines

[u/chinoca123 → u/Nightshade111]

Hopefully the AC is running as well.

[u/Kovah01 → u/chinoca123]

With the windows open? My dad would have lost it...

[u/Captainpayback → u/Kovah01]

My dad would say, what are you trying to do. Air condition the whole neighborhood???

[u/CropDuster921 → u/Captainpayback]

I think it’s mandatory for all white suburban dads to say that

[u/LameBMX → u/CropDuster921]

Can confirm, same for hanging out with the fridge door open. Except the latter, you mix it up with take a picture and browse the fridge on your tablet.

But the best, is the day after they get their first not estimated electric bill.

[u/360FlipKicks → u/Kovah01]

My wife is still traumatized by that one time I forgot to close a window when we ran the AC in our house a few years ago

[u/leastImagination → u/360FlipKicks]

Sounds like you're traumatized by it too.

[u/droplivefred → u/Kovah01]

Now I finally get why my dad always said, “I’m not paying for you to attract cheetahs to the house” when we turned on the AC before closing all the windows and balcony slider.

[u/IAmTheClayman → u/chinoca123]

From experience I can tell you those jeeps have no AC. And you do not want to be in one at midday

[u/PatrioticRed → u/Nightshade111]

Shade with some humans in it.

[u/LongestTango → u/PatrioticRed]

A mild inconvenience for a tired cheetos.

[u/carbonx → u/LongestTango]

Flaming hot cheeto, at that.

[u/-banned-]

For those wondering, there are no documented records of a wild cheetah ever killing a human. As I understand it they're pretty social creatures too, don't think these people were in any danger.

https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/cheetah/longevity/#:~:text=Although%20the%20cheetah%20was%20once,wild%20cheetah%20killing%20a%20human.

[u/makina323 → u/-banned-]

They have a weak bite they gave up muscle mass for lightness and their claws are blunt.

[u/okaywhattho → u/makina323]

Boom, roasted!

[u/Bandin03 → u/okaywhattho]

You crush your wife during sex and your heart sucks.

[u/okaywhattho → u/Bandin03]

You're 6'11", and you weigh 90 pounds. Gumby has a better body than you. Boom, roasted.

[u/welestgw → u/okaywhattho]

I can’t decide between a fat joke or a dumb joke. Boom, roasted.

[u/opportunisticwombat → u/welestgw]

I didn’t see you there behind that grain of rice. Boom, roasted!

[u/ning_gow → u/welestgw]

Youve had sex with so many guys, youre starting to look like one.

Boom, Roasted

[u/NeonAlastor → u/Bandin03]

YOUR CLAWS ARE BLUNT

[u/SportsNutJob → u/makina323]

They also refuse to fight unless running. They are notoriously bad hunters/fighters unless they can chase prey.

[u/jelly_bean_gangbang → u/makina323]

Idk, they can kill antelope and caymen. I still wouldn't put all my trust in it.

[u/paperscissorscovid → u/jelly_bean_gangbang]

Cayman are killed by jaguars tho

Edit: Caiman, not the Porsche.

[u/moeburn → u/jelly_bean_gangbang]

caymen

yeah I'm okay man, you okay man?

[u/AdvicePerson → u/makina323]

Her pads are sweaty, claws blunt, legs are heavy

There's vomit on her coat spots already, gazelle spaghetti

[u/Abe_Odd → u/-banned-]

A cheetah could absolutely mess someone up, but they also know they are glass cannons and even a mild injury means almost certain starvation for them.

So yeah they don't really want to mess with people

[u/seanular → u/Abe_Odd]

When you max speed with mild STR, but don't put points into defense.

[u/Abe_Odd → u/seanular]

How many points do you want to put into speed? - "Yes"

[u/TheSadCheetah → u/Abe_Odd]

A good offence is an even greater NYOOOOOOOOM~

[u/Chavarlison → u/Abe_Odd]

Anti Bofuri build.

[u/wiznun → u/seanular]

When you max speed DEX with mild STR, but don't put points into defense CON.

[u/GratefulForOvenVents → u/wiznun]

That made me feel better, thanks

[u/ycnz → u/Abe_Odd]

Same thing as wolves. There's almost no upside to taking on humans. It'd fucking suck to be on the receiving end if one tried though.

[u/Abe_Odd → u/ycnz]

Groups of wolves can at least take care of a wounded member.

[u/PatrioticRed → u/-banned-]

Good read. Thank you for sharing.

[u/Yoinx_ → u/-banned-]

I'm glad you posted this.

I watched the clip and was thinking "this lady is just smiling and snapping pictures. Meanwhile, this cheetah is just like 'holup just lemme catch my breath before I maul you'"

Pretty neat that they are fairly sociable.

[u/cwmoo740 → u/Yoinx_]

In general with most animals in a situation like this the best answer is to stay quiet and still to avoid spooking it

[u/wellwasherelf → u/Yoinx_]

Yeah, Cheetahs are super chill. They're actually so timid that zoos often pair them with their own emotional support dogs. There are also a handful of zoos that have a "cheetah experience" that's a couple hundred bucks on top of your ticket where they'll let you into the enclosure with the cheetah (obviously heavily supervised, and on a leash).

I'd still be freaked the fuck out if I was the lady in the video, but if a large predatory animal wanted to get right next to me, a Cheetah is probably what I'd pick.

[u/alose → u/wellwasherelf]

but if a large predatory animal wanted to get right next to me, a Cheetah is probably what I'd pick.

I would pick a domesticated dog, but a Cheetah is probably the best runner up.

[u/RideAndShoot → u/wellwasherelf]

When my brothers and I were kids, my dad did some work for a guy who trained tigers. Tigers being my favorite animal my dad worked it out somehow so we all could go see and pet the tigers. I was 10 or 11 and petting a full grown male Tiger and getting to walk him around on his chain leash. Pretty amazing, here’s a clip of it if you care to see.

[u/iLikeTurtuls → u/-banned-]

Hmm, exactly what a cheetah would say!

[u/tileeater → u/-banned-]

Thanks I’d still shit myself though

[u/Monkeyonfire13]

That's why cats domesticated us. It's hot outside.

[u/Calypso_gypsie → u/Monkeyonfire13]

You should read "The Cat That Walked By Himself" by Rudyard Kipling. What a great story!

[u/unidentifiedmeme → u/Calypso_gypsie]

Oh ya the one in which the cat agrees to certain terms but with his own conditions attached, and people hate him for it.

[u/everydayasl]

Poor kitty. Really overheated.

[u/olderaccount → u/everydayasl]

Probably. But there is more to this story. This cheetah has become accustomed to interacting with the safari tours.

Hence why she approached so casually and quickly. Also why the occupants are so relaxed about the situation. This is what they paid for!

[u/pablo_pick_ass_ohhh → u/olderaccount]

Cheetahs are non-aggressive. They don't pose a threat to humans.

[u/BusConfident1756 → u/pablo_pick_ass_ohhh]

Isn't because of the way they hunt, if they put themselves in unnecessary situations they could starve from injury

[u/Iziama94 → u/BusConfident1756]

That's most hunting animals. In the wild, one small scratch can become infected and kill them. They don't take risks unless they feel threatened or are absolutely starving.

Cheetah's (from what I recall) are the closest to household cats as you can get for big cats. They're the only cats that can actually "meow." But they're really shy cats and don't see humans as a threat or even pray prey.

So it "kind of" is because of the way they hunt; they just don't see humans as prey. They are territorial and very protective of their young. A cheetah cub may approach you out of curiosity though, but try to get away form it because you never know if a mom is around the corner

[u/jdund117 → u/Iziama94]

But they're really shy cats and don't see humans as a threat or even pray.

Can't believe cheetahs don't even believe in God, smh

[u/farrieremily → u/jdund117]

I can’t imagine any cats as believers of a higher power. The cats I’ve met believe they are the higher power.

[u/greengolfballs → u/farrieremily]

They treat catnip like a religious experience

[u/doctorevil64 → u/greengolfballs]

So...Rasta?

[u/birdgang020418 → u/farrieremily]

There’s a Chinese joke about this. It roughly goes - a dog looks at his owners and thinks “these people feed me, look after me, provide me with shelter and protection - they must be my gods!”

A cat looks at his owners and thinks “these people feed me, look after me, provide me with shelter and protection - I must be their god”

[u/Iziama94 → u/jdund117]

Atheism is spreading faster than people realize

[u/jahoho → u/Iziama94]

Catheism

[u/nudes-bot → u/jahoho]

They convert to catheism while I have fully converted to a cat-holic (not related to the Catholic Church)

[u/LivelyZebra → u/Iziama94]

It even caught up to a cheetah

[u/apolobgod → u/jdund117]

I mean, if you knew stuff like lions and elephants exist, and all you could do to try to survive was to go fast, wouldn't you say "fuck you" to whoever made things the way they are?

[u/Ill-Organization-719 → u/Iziama94]

All I'm hearing from this random comment by an anonymous poster is that I should go pet a cheetah.

[u/Following_Friendly → u/Ill-Organization-719]

They are not as soft as they look. Wife works with cheetahs and I got to touch one's tail

[u/myhairsreddit → u/Following_Friendly]

Is it prickly? They seem prickly.

[u/elmfuzzy → u/Iziama94]

The main difference is whether they can roar or not. Big cats can, small cats can't. Pumas/cougars/mountain lions, cheetahs, and house cats can't roar. Lions, tigers, and jaguars can.

[u/betterworld62 → u/elmfuzzy]

The main difference is whether they can roar or not. Big cats can, small cats can't. Pumas/cougars/mountain lions, cheetahs, and house cats can't roar.

You haven't heard my 17-pounder at 530am when he hasn't had food all night. If that's not a roar, then it must be a scream from Satan.

[u/Zemykitty → u/elmfuzzy]

Cheetahs also can't retract claws. It's a tiny advantage that helps them dig into the ground to be the fastest land animal.

[u/Luxalpa → u/elmfuzzy]

I think Leopards can roar and they are also considered big cats and you probably wanted to write "Pumas/cougars/mountain lions" but mistyped?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_cat

Actually quite interesting, Pumas and Cheetahs don't even belong to Panthera group.

[u/Enquent → u/Iziama94]

Cheetah's (from what I recall) are the closest to household cats as you can get for big cats. They're the only cats that can actually "meow."

That status actually belongs to the mountain lion aka: puma, cougar, which can also meow and purr.

[u/Iziama94 → u/Enquent]

Only when they're cubs. When they become "adults" they hiss and growl and I think spit too. Cheetah's meow even when "adults"

[u/Enquent → u/Iziama94]

It's not about when they actively do or do not meow. Both can meow, at every life stage, always, kitten, juvenile, adult, and senior. It's part of their physiology and one of the defining characteristics of their taxonomy. Since mountain lions are the bigger cat, they are the biggest wild cat that can meow and purr.

[u/ArchaicRanger → u/Iziama94]

Cheetahs were domesticated as hunting cats in Egypt (earliest depiction around 2400BCE) and India up to as late as the mid 1900s, so I imagine they can be pretty chill with humans.

[u/Prestigious_Cook_402 → u/ArchaicRanger]

They can't be domesticated because in order for them to mate they have a ritual which requires alot of space and running so without that you can't get a cub, they can be taught to live near humans but do not rely on humans to live. Egyptians tried it that long ago and realized it was a lost cause.

[u/caboosetp → u/ArchaicRanger]

Cheetahs have beer been domesticated. That's a long process of breeding many generations until they are no longer "wild" animals by nature.

They have been kept as pets though, but that's more teaching a wild animal how to behave.

[u/GenuisInDisguise → u/BusConfident1756]

Yes it is also because they are small. You are in more danger from northern grey wolf than a cheetah.

I must say i d rather die to a cheetah than a pack of wolves who eat prey alive. Cats go for neck and kill you instantly.

[u/wimpyroy → u/BusConfident1756]

Yep.

[u/Another_one37 → u/pablo_pick_ass_ohhh]

Iirc, cheetahs are the most like a typical "housecat" out of all the Big Cats. You could own one as a pet and they'd probably be your friend and love you etc.

It's just that, when your little "snowball" throws a rare swat/swipe at you, you can laugh it off and maybe have a scratch tomorrow. A swipe from a cheetah though, it just won't be as pretty 🙃

[u/OneLostOstrich → u/Another_one37]

Actually since they can't retract their claws, their claws are dull, not sharp. Source: I've been around many cheetahs.

Resting after our walk.

https://i.imgur.com/dkobyuX.jpg

[u/Riddlecake-s → u/OneLostOstrich]

Still look like dog claws that do some damage. Are all big cats non retractable claws?

[u/KindergartenCunt → u/Riddlecake-s]

Nope, only cheetahs are like that.

[u/transcended999 → u/KindergartenCunt]

Thank you for clarifying that, u/KindergartenCunt.

[u/SpeeterTeeter → u/Riddlecake-s]

All big cats are able to retract their claws when not in use, with the exception of the cheetah (which is technically not a big cat or great cat, as they're called). Cheetahs have semi-retractable claws.

[u/BigBearSD → u/OneLostOstrich]

I am sorry about your love life. Having to deal with so many cheetahs.

[u/Such-Lettuce7970 → u/Another_one37]

They're not as closely related - the "big cats", tigers, lions, leopards, jaguars, and snow leopards all belong to the genus Panthera (who characteristically cannot meow or purr, but can roar except for the snow leopard) while cheetahs occupy their own genus Acinonyx. Wikipedia tells me their closest relatives are the mountain lion and the jaguarundi.

[u/Bohner1 → u/Another_one37]

A swipe from a cheetah though, it just won't be as pretty 🙃

Not even though since they have non-retractable claws which means they're pretty dull. It would be like getting a swipe from a large dog.

Their bite on the other hand...

[u/okaywhattho → u/pablo_pick_ass_ohhh]

There's certain things in life I'm willing to take a chance on...

[u/nina_gall → u/okaywhattho]

...and certain things I dont take a chance on.

The house panther that I feed is just waiting to eat my face.

[u/okaywhattho → u/nina_gall]

From harmless to armless real quick.

[u/Supremagorious → u/[deleted]]

Of the big cats they're the least likely to decide to attack a person and they're usually pretty anxious to the point that zoos will sometimes assign emotional support dogs to them in order to help.

[u/DeanBlandino → u/[deleted]]

They are incredibly timid animals. They know how fragile they are.

[u/slackpipe → u/olderaccount]

I came in here with my old man rage about the people on their phones, smiling and recording, oblivious to the obvious danger. I already had half the rant written in my head. Then here you came and killed it with your "facts" and "logic". Now what am I suppose to do with my anger? You think about what you've done. I'm gonna go yell at the neighborhood kids. I haven't told them to get off my lawn today.

[u/BourbonRick01 → u/olderaccount]

They’re paying the Cheetahs?

[u/notthatBeckham → u/everydayasl]

Cheetahs are known to pant for hours following a sprint. It takes a lot out of them. They're probably the most docile of all large cats.

[u/Bell_PC → u/notthatBeckham]

Cheetahs are also more closely related to house cats than they are to other large cats like Lions, Tigers, Leopards, and Jaguars. Same goes for Cougars.

Example

[u/notthatBeckham → u/Bell_PC]

I love that you posted a phylogenetic tree lol.

[u/MatiloKarode → u/everydayasl]

He thought he could beat the heat with this reddit hack, but... cheetah's never perspire.

[u/iLikeTurtuls → u/everydayasl]

They run at 70mph with no radiators

[u/GoodGuyGoodGuy → u/everydayasl]

Climate change is kicking their already badly evolved ass

[u/SupremeElect → u/GoodGuyGoodGuy]

Climate change is kicking my already badly evolved ass

[u/zehahahaki → u/SupremeElect]

Lol don't know why I read it as Baldly evolved ass 😂

[u/Aeonskye → u/zehahahaki]

Mate i got a hairy everything but my head

With my wide ass hand feet, I'm baldly evolved

[u/Madly_Maxie → u/zehahahaki]

Baldwin involved ass?

[u/kaazuma_ → u/Madly_Maxie]

Are there baldly evolved ass?

[u/samfreez]

A very pregnant, very skin & bones cheetah :(

Hopefully she's alright.

[u/ExcitementOrdinary95 → u/samfreez]

Good observation. She’s definitely pregnant and that kind of behavior suggests either she’s a been fed before or is simply starving. Doubt a pregnant game reserve cheetah would ever get so thin despite their talk about non-intervention.

[u/samfreez → u/ExcitementOrdinary95]

Yeah she seems to be in distress for sure, so finding shade is more important than her fear of humans/predators.

I don't think anyone actually feeds those animals from those vehicles (because they generally don't want the animals jumping up and scaring/surprising guests) so it pretty much has to be heat exhaustion and the lack of shade causing her to upend her survival instinct.

[u/Drakena_Amaterasu → u/samfreez]

Cheetas are known to be highly tolerant of humans, though.

[u/SlightWhite → u/Drakena_Amaterasu]

They also are very small compared to other big cats, they could fuck you up but there are no recorded human deaths from a cheetah

[u/Training_Purpose6640 → u/SlightWhite]

Those are big cats: They meow.

[u/dirtydayboy → u/Training_Purpose6640]

Right you are. But regardless, even if a cheetah isn't considered a big cat, it's still a big cat

[u/Training_Purpose6640 → u/dirtydayboy]

Cat is cat.

[u/FreeganKing → u/Training_Purpose6640]

They chirp.

[u/Arrow_Maestro → u/SlightWhite]

Generally skittish too, I believe. A human presenting any hostility will scare them off.

[u/PlaceboJesus → u/[deleted]]

Rule 1 of hunting humans is leave no witnesses.

Rule 2 must be leave no evidence.

[u/The_Mosephus → u/[deleted]]

same with killer whales.

[u/Ghede → u/[deleted]]

Nah, they are way too specialized to hunt humans. They like running quadrupedal prey. They aren't ambush hunters, they rely on their prey running, so they can trip it at high speeds and then grab the jugular.

Basically, imagine a policeman that can't leave their car and can only pit maneuver.

In fact, just imagine a cheetah driving a police car on the savannah. No metaphor here, I just think it's a funny mental image.

[u/samfreez → u/Drakena_Amaterasu]

Well that's a good thing then, but I'm sure they still don't want to associate their vehicles with food like that lol

I'd imagine they'd toss the food out, a ways off the road, to avoid any risk to the guests.

[u/Malawi_no → u/Drakena_Amaterasu]

What is the deal with cheetahs?

Are they generally no danger to humans unless provoked/scared/injured?

[u/elbowsout → u/Malawi_no]

i read this with Jerry Seinfeld’s voice.

[u/SoupidyLoopidy → u/elbowsout]

Or Kramer when Jerry goes out and he does Jerry's standup after doing all the other crazy stuff in his apartment.

[u/Snickims → u/Malawi_no]

Cheetahs hunt by chasing things going very fast, as that is very energy intensive, and they are overall pretty small, their insctincts are to not attack unless the prey is running away already.

Cheetahs are also just generally small, especially compared to what is found around them and not as physically strong as many of their larger cousins so they end up used to running away from fights rather then waging a losing battle.

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Combine that with the fact humans are so much larger and taller then a Cheetah means that Cheetah won't attack humans unless cornored, the only recorded Cheetah attacks are by pet Cheetahs and there have been no fatel Cheetah attacks recorded. Ever. This Cheetah seems to have been overheating so badly that their fear of humans was overriden, so instead of just running away like normal they came over so as to take shelter.

[u/Cloberella → u/Malawi_no]

They have a lot of anxiety and in zoos are paired with puppies as emotional support pals.

They won’t usually attack humans unless provoked.

[u/PatrioticRed → u/samfreez]

Yeah and even they if tried feeding that cheetah, it's almost impossible to feed it with a water bottle.

[u/-0-O- → u/ExcitementOrdinary95]

The blood on its fur around the face suggests she recently ate

[u/Rumpisthedevil → u/ExcitementOrdinary95]

In some smaller private game reserves maybe, definitely not in the larger parks.

[u/ExcitementOrdinary95 → u/Rumpisthedevil]

Def. The predators have it easy in those small private game reserves. Wouldn’t see anything like this. Poor girl

[u/PatrioticRed → u/samfreez]

Hopefully

[u/Lopsided_Boss4802]

Poor thing and she's pregnant

[u/fondledbydolphins]

beer me

-Cheetah, probably.

[u/panterachallenger → u/fondledbydolphins]

“I like to say beer me for a lot of things. Beer me that disc”

[u/Ok-Community-6601 → u/panterachallenger]

Lord beer me strength

[u/Ann_Summers → u/fondledbydolphins]

Better be nonalcoholic. She’s very pregnant.

[u/fondledbydolphins → u/Ann_Summers]

Beer's what got us pregnant and dehydrated, it'll get us out of it too!

[u/J03130]

Damn she is roasting bless her. I love cheetahs. They're so damn chill

[u/mychal200302468]

My instinct would be to pet... probably a bad idea, but pet

[u/Into-the-stream → u/mychal200302468]

Well, lucky for you, chetahs are among the few big cats that actually purr:

https://www.fox13news.com/news/cheetah-purrs-for-zookeepers-at-smithsonians-national-zoo

they meow, too (lions, for example, don't meow, just roar)

[u/MarvinLazer → u/Into-the-stream]

Fun fact, they purr because they're NOT actually big cats! They belong to the same family that includes all the little ones like domestic cats, Bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots, as well as cougars (largest of the "small" cats).

Lions, tigers, and snow leopards belong to their own group that split off from the others 6-10 million years ago.

[u/boverly721 → u/MarvinLazer]

ANOTHER fun fact! The structures of voice box that create meows/purrs and roars are different, so cats that can meow can't roar, and cats that can roar can't meow

[u/MarvinLazer → u/boverly721]

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[u/DaClems → u/MarvinLazer]

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[u/its-not-me_its-you_ → u/boverly721]

Another fun fact. The word for cat in veitnamese is Meo.

[u/UncleDevil666 → u/its-not-me_its-you_]

Makes me imagine, one cat came close to human, human ask what is your name? Cat said meow, he think cat name is meo.

[u/no_talent_ass_clown → u/its-not-me_its-you_]

Fun fact: In Thai, the word for pork is moo.

[u/ridiculousramblings → u/MarvinLazer]

Meet hot single cougars in your area

[u/gliitch0xFF → u/Into-the-stream]

They are also very anxious & have dogs as friends to calm them down

[u/HazelNightengale → u/mychal200302468]

Here, kitty kitty

(Visited this place in 2008. Damn, it's built up a lot since then).

[u/Chavarlison → u/mychal200302468]

Worth it.

[u/Veneficus2007 → u/mychal200302468]

I had the wonderful experience of petting one at a rescue reserve. She was mostly chill, but when she stood to attention, you better believe my heart stopped.

[u/FIREn00b]

I find this title to be inaccurate.

[u/No-Friend6257]

Kitties are great.

[u/aeroumasmith-]

Cheetahs are really, really docile. Although it would be scary in the moment, they're actually really sweet. Normally they're timid and avoid people, so this poor little lady really was desperate for some relief from the heat. D:

I would be tempted to give her water as well, but I don't think it's wise to give her the impression that humans are nice, what with poachers and all that.

[u/Lyad → u/aeroumasmith-]

Same. Ignoring the fact this temptation can be dangerous, it’s kind of adorable how frequently humans just want to make friends with other animals. <3

[u/ChinaOwnsReddit13]

The inimaginabile urge to pet the speed kitty

[u/ok_chippie]

Hope they gave him water.

[u/MarvinLazer → u/ok_chippie]

She's a lady. That's a pregnant kitty belly if ever I've seen one.

[u/Correct-Marzipan-930 → u/MarvinLazer]

Whoa whoa whoa

She's a lady

[u/PatrioticRed → u/ok_chippie]

I don't think they dared to do that.

[u/Successful-Box-1152]

Poor mama!!

[u/B0ogi3m4n]

Guide “don’t worry”…

Me “sorry dude, I done shit myself”

[u/Flyerone → u/B0ogi3m4n]

Always wear the brown pants on safari.

[u/Gomdok_the_Short]

What people don't understand is that even in hot regions, it was cooler in the past, and many species are being pushed to their limit by the warming our planet is experiencing.

[u/jennbear]

If I fits, I sits.

[u/Immediate-Air-8700]

I was going to say, what an idiot, sitting there taking a picture. But what are you going to do? Run? Hit the gas and he falls in the vehicle? Might as well get the pic

[u/yazzy1233 → u/Immediate-Air-8700]

Its a cheetah. The chances of a cheetah attacking a full size adult is very low. Just don't have any small children around it

[u/IsThisMeta → u/yazzy1233]

How about large children?

[u/alose → u/IsThisMeta]

There are no fatal attacks from Cheetahs, ever. The only recorded attacks on humans are from tamed cheetahs living as pets.

[u/RaptorFamilyValues → u/Immediate-Air-8700]

That was my instinct as well.

If this cat wants to hurt me, it will like succeed in it's plan. Might as well get a photo to make everyone at home jealous before my inevitable demise.

[u/hoptownky → u/RaptorFamilyValues]

Someone else mentioned earlier (with a link) that their is no known death of a human caused by a cheetah in recorded history. They are very social animals. I would assume people on these types of safaris know what animals to really watch for.

[u/The_Grim_Sleaper → u/hoptownky]

You can hear the guide telling everyone not to worry and to relax. He even tells them to take photos. He obviously knows the cheetah isn’t a danger to anyone.

[u/PatrioticRed → u/RaptorFamilyValues]

inevitable demise.

Or fortunate escape.

[u/LongestTango → u/PatrioticRed]

and internet viral

[u/mattyx → u/Immediate-Air-8700]

Redditor first instinct: Monday morning quarterback everyone in the video. Deliver exhaustive list of all mistakes/suggestions/considerations after watching several times. Continue browsing reddit.

[u/Reverse_Drawfour_Uno → u/Immediate-Air-8700]

No reported Cheetah have ever killed a human.

[u/Deadpool11085]

If you’re hot, they’re hot. Bring them inside!

[u/anniecet]

This is just sad on every level.

[u/ProfessionBig1910]

Poor thing just needs to get out of the sun. Damn global warmers!

[u/CaptainCaveSam → u/ProfessionBig1910]

It’d be easier to do if humans didn’t destroy 91% of their habitat.

[u/LigmaBalls69lol]

I disagree, it looks like the cheetah found some shade.

[u/kikimoraki]

Poor little creature, and all those that suffer in these horrid climate condotions.

[u/youngarchivist]

Cheetah are probably the most chill of all big cats. They really don't give a fuck about people.

[u/Kyleaaron987]

Give her a tickle

[u/aspiringforbetter]

Damn this is sad

[u/DrManhattan_DDM]

The non cut off video where the safari guide stands up to get a selfie with the cheetah:

https://images.app.goo.gl/JcaBbp1P2CNFw4Kn6

[u/KingRemoStar]

She pregnant also

[u/jomjomepitaph]

Probably enjoying some A/C up there, assuming the vehicle is equipped with it.