The Smart Cheetah

“It started when Gabriel was a cub. I remember what he used to like to do… putting his paws on my shoulder, laying on me, grooming me. He remembers all the special things we used to do and I remember what he used to like to do. You know, getting up close, putting his paws on my shoulder, laying on me and grooming me,” tells Dolph about his buddy. But Dolph couldn’t stay in South Africa for too long as he has to go back.

Volunteer Turned Intern

Dolph recently turned 52 and for now, he has started working for the Cheetah Experience as an intern. He takes care of Gabriel and other cheetahs for full time and looks after special cheetahs who are denied to be kept by other animal shelters. “I started off as a volunteer at Cheetah Experience and then became an intern. And now, Gabriel is my foundation animal for the project I want to begin myself,” told Dolph, in an interview.