You already have something to be proud of if you were born the world’s fastest animal. However, everything is much more complicated here.
Despite the fact that cheetahs seem confident, self-sufficient, and self-assured, they are very nervous and shy. The cheetahs born in zoos have a particularly hard time. Their parents and peers do not support them.
In a zoo, such cheetahs have serious breeding problems as adults. Considering this animal’s inclusion in the Red Book, it is especially sad. Almost all cheetahs in captivity suffer anxiety attacks and the consequences that follow. In the end, the dogs assigned to them for emotional support were the best method of dealing with their anxiety.
Photographs show a cheetah and a Labrador from the San Diego Zoo, where this practice began in the 1980s. Cheetahs are very shy and nervous in captivity. It interferes with communication with the male or female and offspring acquisition. Thus, cheetahs are given loving, cheerful dogs. As a result, animals can observe and simulate each other’s behavior (and eventually reproduce).
Puppies teach cheetahs self-confidence. Their emotional support is the strongest. Friends grow up together, learning and helping one another.
