Cheetahs are highly endangered mainly because farmers kill them to protect their livestock. This is a facility where they raise dogs to chase the cheetahs away.
They also keep a few rescued cheetahs for outreach.
They're really cute.
And you can pet them!
They purr!
They have a few owls there too for reasons that were not entirely clear.
But they were cute too.
In the lovely town of Stellenbosch. These sculptures are by a well known South African artist named Dylan Lewis.
In the wine country.
Another Dylan Lewis work at one of the wineries.
Off to safari. They squeezed four passengers and all their bags into that little plane.
Welcome to the famous Mala Mala private game reserve
The view from Rattray's Mala Mala lodge.
Our trusty ranger, Gordon.
Our safari companions
John, our tracker. He could spot animals with his naked eyes that I could barely see through binoculars.
The great white hunter!
And now, a few assorted animals...
Wart hogs. Sorry about the picture quality, but these are shy critters. It's very rare to see a family like this.
That's better