Cheetahs: Used to Humans, But Wild Animals Aren't Pets

The world's fastest land animal has one major disadvantage on Africa's grasslands: it is much smaller than most of the other animals that surround it. Lions, leopards, hyenas, and small but persistent wild dogs can all chase cheetahs from their hard-earned meals. But Rebecca Klein, who runs Cheetah Conservation Botswana, can't negotiate a peace between the cats and their natural predators; but she does seek to ease their burden with humans. Klein also says that while the cheetahs are fairly easily adjust to humans living nearby, they shouldn't be kept as pets.