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Neither Cats Nor Dogs, This Woman Lives With Two Cheetahs

Linda Rosenlöf took care of the two cubs after they had been abandoned by their mother.  

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You must have seen cheetahs on TV on Discovery channel maybe, preying on deer and other helpless animal, and that image can be quite frightening. But, have you ever thought of living with a cheetah, or maybe two?

Well, believe it – this wild cat keeper appears to be best friends FUR-EVER with these cheetahs.

In an aww-dorable video, Linda Rosenlöf shows off her incredible bond with the wild beasts, rolling around on the grass and playing with them.

She took care of the two cubs after they were abandoned by the mother and brought them to the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre in South Africa.

As the cheetah’s were so used to human contact, they could not be reintroduced to the wild, and instead, became ambassadors for the centre to help educate people about the big cats.

The centre used to have over a 100 cheetahs, but now there are only 23 of them...During my ten years in Africa, I have followed about 300 cheetahs, and my main work at the centre was running the adoption programme, giving educational tours and feeding and cataloguing the animals. I’m a great believer in knowing your animal. You let them get to know you. I always give my heart to the animals and the unconditional love you get in return is precious and priceless.
Linda Rosenlöf, Wild Cat Keeper
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Linda’s experiences led her to publish two photo books, A Book of Confidence-Life Is All About Cat-titude, Choosing Pawsitivity, Expressing Grrr-attitude and A Book of Courage-Dare to live the hand you've been given.

“Time is what pays off and results in trust and a unique bond. With my experience and knowledge about the cheetahs, I'm very relaxed around the animals and they are very comfortable and relaxed around me’’, said Linda.

This amazing bond between them and the incredible love shown by the two gorgeous big cats will make you envy the woman.

Video Editor: Mohd Ibrahim

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