Cheetah cheats death

Thula Thula Private Game Reserve suffered a poaching attack on Thursday evening, which resulted in the wounding of one of their cheetah males.

A poacher shot at Amani, whose tracking collar ultimately saved his life but was shattered by the bullet.

Wildlife veterinarian Dr Trever Viljoen from Mtubatuba Veterinary Clinic performed an emergency operation to remove the bullet from Amani’s neck…

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