Abi's 2nd cheetah cub litter - 2 Months Old today! They have NAMES now! Female is Storm on the left. The BIG brother in the middle is Shango & the smaller brother on the right is sweat Jengo. Super mom Abi standing guard!
The last 2 pics are some hand feeding the volunteers at Running Wild Conservation are doing for us. Hand feeding and playing with the growing cubs with various genders, sizes, shapes, heights, appearances and races of people help build trust of people in general.
I've mentioned it before. Varied interaction with people helps assure the best quality of care mentally and physically for these captive cheetahs. Many times cheetahs are loaned out to other projects for breeding. Having a cheetah experience multiple encounters of different people, scents, sounds and other cheetahs in the beginning better prepares them for future new encounters. It is safer for all involved. And you can STILL rewild a tamed cheetah!
You pre-scout the reserve and have a tiered release where they stay in a boma for awhile, tasting the local prey quizine before releasing them and monitor. That is why you see the practice hunting done that we've shown before.
Dolph C. Volker
Abi's 2nd cheetah cub litter - 2 Months Old today! They have NAMES now! Female is Storm on the left. The BIG brother in the middle is Shango & the smaller brother on the right is sweat Jengo. Super mom Abi standing guard!
The last 2 pics are some hand feeding the volunteers at Running Wild Conservation are doing for us. Hand feeding and playing with the growing cubs with various genders, sizes, shapes, heights, appearances and races of people help build trust of people in general.
I've mentioned it before. Varied interaction with people helps assure the best quality of care mentally and physically for these captive cheetahs. Many times cheetahs are loaned out to other projects for breeding. Having a cheetah experience multiple encounters of different people, scents, sounds and other cheetahs in the beginning better prepares them for future new encounters. It is safer for all involved. And you can STILL rewild a tamed cheetah!
You pre-scout the reserve and have a tiered release where they stay in a boma for awhile, tasting the local prey quizine before releasing them and monitor. That is why you see the practice hunting done that we've shown before.
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