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  • - This is my first interaction with a cheetah.

  • Hi buddy, this is either gonna go really well or really bad.

  • (deep purring)

  • (dynamic jungle music)

  • For the various non-predatory animals,

  • that call the South African savanna home,

  • survival is no walk in the park.

  • Roaming giants such as the elephant

  • depend on their massive size and intimidating presence

  • to keep out of the predators' sites,

  • while smaller hoof stock like the impala

  • depend on their speed and cunning agility

  • to escape the jaws and claws of doom.

  • Yet size and speed are no guarantee that you will survive,

  • as this wild place is a constant circle of life,

  • where every single day, there's a good chance,

  • that you or someone you know will be hunted.

  • Survival sounds

  • (roaring)

  • and likely is terrifying,

  • as hidden within the tall, golden grasses,

  • silent predators are constantly stalking within the shadows

  • and if you aren't careful,

  • you may find yourself in the wrong place

  • and ultimately at the wrong dinner table.

  • Today we are visiting the Kragga Kamma Game Park,

  • an easily accessible and secure stretch of wilderness

  • located in the Eastern Cape,

  • that is home to a variety of African icons,

  • but most notably the cheetah,

  • these beautiful cats, despite their calm demeanor

  • are considered to be perfect predators

  • and their lethal attack

  • comes with a combination of stealth and speed.

  • (deep purring)

  • Since childhood, I have adored cheetahs,

  • so much so, that I even dressed up as one for Halloween.

  • See those distinct eye stripes?

  • My field marks were on point.

  • As an adult, getting up close with one of these speedy cats

  • for the Brave Wilderness channel

  • has always been a top priority,

  • so today I'm going to be given the chance

  • to work alongside Terri, a cheetah conservationist

  • and with her help, I'm going to have

  • an incredibly special encounter with Monty.

  • - [Mark] Alright Coyote, are you ready?

  • - I don't know if you can ever be ready

  • to enter an enclosure with a cat.

  • Now I've palled around with a bobcat

  • and also you guys have certainly seen the ocelot episode,

  • but today's the first time we're getting to work

  • with an official big cat,

  • the smallest of the big cats, the cheetah

  • and I have loved cheetahs ever since I was a little kid

  • and this is the first time

  • I'm ever gonna get to interact with one,

  • so I'm a little nervous,

  • hopefully it will acclimate to me quickly

  • and we'll have a good interaction,

  • but the cameras are fired up and ready to go

  • and I see Terri signaling that it is time

  • to enter the cheetah enclosure,

  • you guys ready for this? - Let's do it.

  • - Here we go.

  • (deep purring)

  • Gosh, listen to that purring,

  • wow.

  • Look at you.

  • Full grown, right?

  • - He's fully grown. - Monty is full grown,

  • now can I approach Monty?

  • - You can approach him. - Okay.

  • - [Terri] Just come by and pet him.

  • - This is my first interaction with a cheetah.

  • Hi buddy, this is either gonna go really well or really bad.

  • Let's see, hi.

  • (deep purring)

  • How are you?

  • Whoa.

  • Gosh,

  • guys, can you hear that purring?

  • I'm sure the camera can pick it up.

  • Look at his whole throat is vibrating.

  • Alright, well, do you think that we can

  • bring Monty down here into the open

  • - Sure. - and see if he will

  • come up on that log for us?

  • - We could try. - Nervous, (laughs)

  • this is so cool.

  • - Come, boy. - Alright.

  • - Come on, teeker. - Wow.

  • - [Terri] Come on here.

  • - I'll tell you this much, you get that close to a cat,

  • once you enter through the fence

  • and you're on this side with it,

  • my heart's racing right now, it's very intimidating.

  • Keep in mind, like I said,

  • this is the smallest of the big cats

  • and still look how large this animal is,

  • a perfectly designed predator,

  • we'll get into more of that in a second,

  • but let's transition Monty over here out into the open.

  • We're inside of his enclosure right now,

  • this is his domain,

  • right now, Mario is about to make contact.

  • Look at this.

  • (deep purring)

  • (light melodic music)

  • - The real goal in this moment is just for Monty

  • to get acclimated to myself, to Mark, to Mario,

  • to realize there's cameras inside of his enclosure.

  • Here he comes, hi Monty.

  • The thing that's so cool about this cat

  • is the length of its legs, perfectly designed predator

  • and designed for speed, that's the first thing

  • I really wanna take a look at,

  • as we know, cheetahs are the fastest land predator,

  • look at the size of the paws, big paws,

  • look at those paws, look at that

  • and the claws don't fully retract,

  • now they use those claws like cleats

  • and that will actually help the cheetah

  • to gain traction as it springs into action

  • after anything that it's going to try to catch.

  • - [Mark] So is this at all intimidating to you, Coyote?

  • - Yeah, you know, it's tough to get completely comfortable

  • next to a cat of this size,

  • but as long as Monty is purring like that,

  • Terri tells me that he is content and feeling really good

  • and I saw Terri doing this,

  • scratching the sides of his head, oh, okay, maybe not yet.

  • Alright, Monty's heading in this direction

  • over into the shade, let's follow him.

  • (light melodic music)

  • - [Mark] So Coyote, what does the coat feel like?

  • - It is very dense, the fur up on top of the head is bristly

  • and on its haunches, it kind of feels

  • like the fur of a buffalo

  • and then it's much more sleek

  • running down the side of the animal,

  • you can see how streamlined this creature is,

  • obviously perfectly designed for speed,

  • (deep purring)

  • cheetah speed.

  • - Oh. - Oh, flick you with the tail.

  • - I got whacked with the tail there.

  • Monty, can I analyze your tail real quick?

  • Let's see what happens.

  • - Oh. - Oh, look at that.

  • - [Mark] Sure can, there you go.

  • - That is a long tail right there,

  • rather heavy too.

  • I like how Monty decides that once we try to get a shot,

  • he's gonna flop over on this side,

  • so he gives you, which is actually kinda cool,

  • we wanna look at some of the design of Monty's coat,

  • cheetahs are so iconic for their spots,

  • which allow them to perfectly camouflage

  • in all of the tall grasses,

  • so it's a mix of light and shadow that allows them to hide,

  • as they're stalking their prey.

  • Look at these little ears,

  • they have a great sense of hearing, great eyesight,

  • now, it's a diurnal species,

  • they primarily hunt during the day

  • and if you take a good look at Monty's eyes there,

  • look at how big they are, they have incredible vision,

  • that allows them to see prey from extensive distances

  • and then they can slowly stalk in

  • and prepare to ambush and attack.

  • - [Mark] So Coyote, is a cheetah similar to a lion,

  • where it's in a pride or is it like a tiger,

  • where it's a solo animal?

  • - Oh, that's a great question,

  • what most people don't realize is that cheetahs,

  • females specifically are mostly solitary,

  • unless they have cubs, but when it comes to males,

  • a group of cheetahs is called a coalition,

  • so oftentimes you'll see two or three brothers

  • hanging out together, but the females, primarily solitary,

  • unless it's during breeding season or if they have cubs.

  • It is almost time for lunch

  • and what's really cool is that Terri's gonna allow us

  • to stay inside the enclosure, while Monty has his lunch,

  • you guys wanna get some cool shots of that?

  • - [Mark] Do we get lunch after?

  • - If you like horse meat,

  • then yes, you can also have some lunch.

  • - [Mark] I was thinking like a sandwich.

  • - Yeah, a sandwich is probably a better idea, huh?

  • - [Mark] Alright, let's go watch Monty.

  • - Let's feed Monty.

  • Out of all the animals that we have featured

  • on this channel eating,

  • I think this is probably gonna be the largest predator,

  • this, this is the real deal right here.

  • That is awesome

  • and just like all big cats, they chew from the side,

  • they actually use their large canine teeth

  • to inflict the kill, it's almost like scissors,

  • the way that they have to cut the meat apart into chunks,

  • then swallow it down whole.

  • Whoa,

  • oh, the sound of those jaws

  • just crushing through that meat's incredible.

  • - [Mark] So you could never do this with a wild cat?

  • - No, you would never get this close

  • to a cheetah in the wild regardless,

  • but you know, Monty is so used to being around humans,

  • it's okay for me to be this close to him, while he's eating

  • and when cheetahs are out in the wild and they get a kill,

  • they will oftentimes eat as much as they can,

  • they have a lot of competition out there in the grasslands,

  • hyenas will come in and steal away their food,

  • lions will chase them off the kill,

  • so once you get something to eat,

  • you take advantage of that moment

  • and chomp down as much as you can.

  • - [Mark] And after this,

  • Monty's probably gonna what, take a nap?

  • - Take a nap and then a meaty poop, I would guess.

  • Alright buddy, yeah, you're such a good cat.

  • He seems to be comfortable with me at this point.

  • - [Mark] God, you're really close to each other. (laughs)

  • - That's really close to a cheetah right there,

  • real close to the kill zone too.

  • (deep purring)

  • I think Monty is pretty comfortable with us

  • though at this point.

  • Well, that's pretty cool, getting face to face

  • with the speediest cat here in South Africa,

  • the one and only cheetah.

  • I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave,

  • stay wild.

  • We'll see you on the next adventure.

  • (light orchestral music)

  • The Kragga Kamma Game Park is home

  • to a wonderful cheetah conservation program

  • and it's animal ambassadors like Monty,

  • that are helping to educate the public about these cats

  • and the importance of preserving their futures.

  • When I look back on my time spent working alongside Monty,

  • it's hard to describe in words

  • what it feels like to make contact with a cheetah,

  • here is this animal, that I loved as a kid

  • and I'm now face to face with as an adult,

  • it was truly a dream come full circle,

  • that took me over 30 years to accomplish

  • and in those final moments, as I said my goodbyes to Monty,

  • I felt my inner child smile,

  • knowing that cheetahs are just as perfect in real life

  • as they always had been in my dreams.

  • If you love cheetahs as much as I do,

  • then you are going to love

  • the new limited edition Chill Cheetah T-shirt,

  • that just arrived in the Brave Wilderness store,

  • speed over as fast as you can to check out this

  • and all the other new products we just released.

  • Hey Coyote Pack, I have some exciting news.

  • I am proud to announce that the crew and I

  • are headed back on tour with Brave Wilderness Live,

  • our next shows take place in the Midwest,

  • tickets can be purchased at the Brave Wilderness website

  • and these shows are certain to sell out,

  • so make sure that you reserve your seats today

  • and don't forget, subscribe, so you can join me and the crew

  • on our next big adventure.

  • (cheering audience)

  • I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave.

  • - [Audience] Stay wild!

  • (light jungle music)

- This is my first interaction with a cheetah.

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