As the world’s fastest animals, the big cats can run up to 65 mph and need to get up to speed to burn off metabolic compounds. But the two who live at the Houston Zoo don’t have much opportunity to do that. Until now.
In early November, an entourage of 10 people took a pair of 5-year-old cheetah brothers to the Sam Houston Race Park.
“They were so calm it was amazing,” said the zoo’s Beth Schaefer, who reminds us that their natural habitat is the wide open plains.
(WATCH the video below, or READ the story in the Houston Chronicle)
Such a cool story! Here’s a link to video about it:
Thanks, Elaine! I’m going to add this to the story. Great details…
Video is unavailable! Please bring it back! 😥
It’s working for me. Maybe you are located in a country that is not allowed?? I sometimes get that with UK videos, for instance…
Is this a potential money maker for animal support and education? We would pay to see, “The Running of the Cheetah’s.”