Cheetah Cubs

I most definitely came to Kenya to help people, those living with HIV/AIDS or displaced by the brutal post 2007 election violence. But I wasn’t going to come to Africa without seeing some of the amazing animals it’s so famous for. On the second day of orientation we went to an animal orphanage and saw some of the animals which had been rescued in the wild. Most of them we’re now fully grown, and would live out their days in the orphanage, they would most likely die if let back out into the wild, as they would never have learned how to hunt or not be hunted. We did however get to see, and hold some very young cheetah cubs.

The one month old baby I’m holding in the photo was a bit timid reminding me of my own cat when we got her as a kitten, her little (non retractable) claws digging into my shirt. The other two are four months old and were abandoned by their mother when they were two months old, They played with us and each other (a little rough), they liked to lick and chew on your finger. I really hope to get to see other animals both in parks like this, and in the wild, but this was an amazing experience.

More photos after the break.