Ahhhh Joseph, how I miss thee! Joseph is the Cheetah I met and pet while visiting the Cheetah Outreach Project in Stellenbosch. He was so handsome! Joseph is 10 years old and has been with the Project since he was a baby. He is very close with his trainer and even slept in the same bed as him as a cub. It was very sad to hear that cheetah's may soon become extinct. The Cheetah Outreach Project was founded to highlight these gorgeous creatures and deliver conservation interventions.
We had to approach Joseph from the back and only when he was laying down. We had to specifically kneel the way I am here. That is in case he gets up it will be easier for us to jump up and go. Thankfully he did not...at least not during my group's encounter.
I met Joseph the day I lost my cell phone so I don't have as many pictures of him left. These were the ones taken on my camera.
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