re: Just a cheetah looking for shade, inside a safari jeep, with tourists

Yeah the cheetah’s body language didn’t show aggression whatsoever. I think they were fine. What an awesome experience

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Cheetahs aren't really known to be aggressive. They are pretty chill. I think it's cool that they keep dogs with them at the Zoo because for some reason Cheetahs like living with dogs.

San Diego zoo has dogs in with the cheetahs.

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Watched a show about this. They've being doing this since the 1980's. Cheetah's are anxious creatures and having a dog with them helps them with confidence and sociability. It also helps them maintain healthy routines and keeps them from getting depressed. The'll bond with one particular dog and they'll be buds for life.

If for some reason, the dog dies, they are usually not able to get the Cheetah to bond with another dog. Usually though, the traits that the Cheetah learned from the dog will stick with it.