Cheetahs are fascinating creatures to me. As the fastest land animal on earth, they’re certainly intimidating if you encounter one in the wild. A cheetah can go from zero to 60 miles per house in fewer than three seconds. That’s fast. However, they can only maintain these speeds for a short distance. Although big cats are wild animals and should be respected and feared, they are still very much like their domesticated counterparts in some ways. They enjoy a good grooming session just as much as my cranky calico cat does, although if a cheetah is grumpy, maybe you shouldn’t try to groom him or her.
A gorgeous cheetah named Kinji lives with some meerkats, although they’re safely separated by fencing. Dolph Volk is the person who cares for all of these animals, and he says Kinji is a lovable cat who seems to genuinely love the meerkats. Ever since he was a little baby kitten, he followed them around on the other side of the fencing. He’s fascinated with them and seems to think they’re a part of his family. In reality, the big cat is strong enough to kill a meerkat in one swipe, but that’s just not Kinji’s nature. However, it is very much the nature of the mama meerkat, who would love to do something about this cheetah.
In fact, Kinji seems to see the meerkats as his personal groomers, and frequently gets up against the fence so that they can scratch him through the fencing. They are trying to attack him, but Kinji is good-natured about it. I think as long as he gets what he wants, he’s happy, regardless of the intent of the meerkats. The staff at the place where Kinji lives say that he almost never purrs, but he purrs for these meerkats and occasionally for food or toys.
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Watch this adorable video below.
