Wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan has been following a litter of three cheetahs in the Kalahari desert almost since their birth. He never approached them, but they were always aware of his presence. Now that they are large juveniles, their curiosity has overcome their suspicion and they want to check out Buchanan's possessions. As human children just appropriate your stuff to play with, so do the cheetahs. Buchanan, as an experienced wildlife documentarian, doesn't want to interfere with the cheetahs' nature by interacting with them, but he wants his jacket back! Enjoy this amusing clip from the BBC series Cheetah Family and Me. What I find fascinating is that the cheetahs look fully grown, but their faces still retain that big-eyed cuteness that makes you want to hug kittens and other babies.
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