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31 January 2010

3 Cheetahs choose to play with tiny antelope instead of eating it

post by: filthy light thief at: 14:20 | 9 comments

For cats, the line between food and toy is very fine indeed.

posted by The Whelk 31 January | 14:34

Then, 24 hours later...

posted by Ardiril 31 January | 16:33

Wow. Scenes rarely seen in nature.

posted by Specklet 31 January | 16:49

Ardiril's got it closer than that: Cheetahs then kill impala and eat it?

It's kind hard to tell from the image.

posted by TrishaLynn 31 January | 18:01

I saw the first picture online and just assumed it was shopped. Truth sometimes is stranger than fiction.

posted by Doohickie 31 January | 18:18

Seems like the impala has the Stockholm syndrome going on, big time.

posted by danf 01 February | 12:23

I bet the impala was shitting bricks the whole time.

posted by deborah 01 February | 16:54

They were sending it back to grow some more before they ate it. Just being practical.

posted by doctor_negative 01 February | 17:07

According to comments on the second site:

"The photos at biosphere are not of the same impala!! The one being hunted and eaten is clearly a far more mature animal, with big HORNS! The one being played with in both lots of photos is clearly a young animal, with NO horns. Get ur facts straight!!"

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246886/Pictured-Three-cheetahs-spare-tiny-antelopes-life--play-instead.html#ixzz0eKIulv1y

posted by danf 01 February | 17:36

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