My Cheetah Friend File

His name is Kavi. I met him at a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia, where I’d gone to volunteer for a summer. He was found as a cub—his mother lost to poachers. Too young to hunt. Too trusting to survive in the wild alone.

Most people see a cheetah and think: danger. speed. predator. My Cheetah Friend

That was the moment I stopped being afraid. His name is Kavi

The first time I entered his enclosure, he didn’t sprint or snarl. He just watched me with those amber eyes—calm, curious, and impossibly deep. Then he yawned. and impossibly deep. Then he yawned.