Aiko, Kiki and Aisha are behaving more and more like superstars. And we cannot blame them...
On December 14th they were invited to be the stars of a photoshoot for an international recognised woman's fashion magazine, and went on an 8 hour drive to Luderitz with Marlice and Stuart.
They behaved extremely well as professional models as they are, and the shoot was finished earlier than expected. They were back after only three days! When they came back they would not come out from behind the bushes for a day, the superstars were resting from their long journey home…
In the last month we have been able to do cheetah time again with our volunteers to ensure that everyone gets the chance to have some time up close with these cheetahs full of character. Unfortunately we had had to stop this some months earlier because due to the frequent photoshoots and visits by lodge guests our three friends were just spending too much time with people and not getting enough rest.
All three of them are loving the extra attention though although, smart as they are, they have become used to the new routine very quickly. They sometimes take up to 15 minutes to appear. The two girls, Kiki and Aisha, seem to be smarter and very quickly can see if the visitors are bringing any food. If this is not the case, then they usually run off and hide. Aiko usually stays for a bit longer and smells at everyone to make sure that no-one has any snacks hidden in their pockets for him. Once he is sure this is not the case, he goes and lies under a tree nearby and poses for everyone to take their pictures of and with him.
These beautiful pictures of Aiko, Kiki and Aisha show just how much love is between the three gorgeous cheetahs... No wonder they miss each other in the rare occasions when they are separated!
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