Moment cheetah hitches a ride on a safari jeep just inches from tourists in
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By Darren Boyle
T‘ The experience was amazing.’
The footage, which was shot in July 2021, was recently shared online, where viewers described the encounter as ‘incredible’.
Cheetahs are renowned for their keen eyesight and dazzling speed, and are the world’s fastest land mammal, reaching speeds of up to 70mph - more than
The numbers have plunged as a result of poaching, cats as pets in the Middle East.
Some 3,600 wild cheetahs are believed to have been
The cheetah, pictured, decided to hitch a lift on the Toyota Land Cruiser as it crossed the Serengeti national park in Tanzania
Denice Alex Massawe was leading a safari across the Serengeti, Tanzania
A female adult cheetah jumped onboard Ms Massawe’s Toyota Land Cruiser
The animal was patrolling the Serengeti along with its young cub in July 2021
The predator jumped on the back of the land cruiser standing on top of the two spare wheels
The cheetah was patrolling the wildlife reserve along with her daughter, pictured, left
mother cheetah which was standing only inches above her head in the Serengeti, Tanzania trapped and sold as pets over the past decade, leaving another cheetah close encounter in in Tanzania when the big cat jumped onto the open-top car and stood mother cat came over to the vehicle to explore. Within minutes it had climbed onto the open-top car and was seen surveying the surrounding area from its new viewpoint.