Dolph C. Volker | Rubbing Cheeks w/ African Cheetah | 3 Things Male BIG CATS Love | Females Food Fun (Bonding) @CheetahWhisperer | Uploaded June 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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I met James in 2014. He's a breeding male for Cheetah Experience with a super calm temperament. I had the privilege of visiting James a few times over the years but received special permission to encounter James when I interned last at CE. The general public is not allowed to encounter the breeding animals.
James loves encounters as do many tamed cheetahs that are captive. I learned to allow these animals to decide whether to visit or not. That is the best and safest way.
There's certainly debate about allowing interaction and the industry is tainted due to 'cub petting' and captive canned hunting. But when you have a responsible project who truly loves their captive animals; providing exceptional care and genuine concern for them, encounters becomes a benefit to you both.
Captive cheetahs can suffer from stress... susceptible to its effects that can kill them from the inside out. It not only adversely effects their metal health but progresses to physical and biological problems. Studies have shown that stress in captive cheetahs results in imbalances in their endocrinology, hormones, and proteins in their body that lead to other health issues... things not found in wild cheetahs. Studies recommend a natural diet, lots of exercise, large enclosures, and other methods to reduce stress.
The debate rides on but I have compared the benefits of interaction to captive animals who do not get it and found if done with respect and the choice of the animal, it becomes one factor in reducing stress. For one, an animal who is fearful and must be captive cannot escape it's stressful effects is always under stress. If you can reduce that stress by removing the fear factor, then you reduce or remove that source of stress.
The argument then comes "Why have a captive animal anyway?" Well, for non endangered species I would agree except in special cases like education zoos, rescue, rehab centers, and otherwise non releasable animals... but that facility should have the animals health and welfare its primary purpose. But for the endangered Cheetah who is approaching extinction, I think captive breeding and release is one answer.
Cheetahs like James, Gabriel and others who actually enjoy encounters with people, benefit from interaction. Cheetahs have a mind and get lonely and bored. Granting them a safe and relaxing encounters is a chance to reduces stress boredom, and loneliness.
For male cheetahs it is even more imperative because they live in the wild with other coalition male cheetahs and so semi-social. It is best to try and match male cheetahs together in a captive environment when possible.
I am convinced Gabriel sees me as a coalition brother and why we get along so well. He seeks male bonding companionship. I believe James is the same way and why he enjoyed our encounters so much.
I'll always be a fan of captive wild animal interaction after seeing the difference between those animals who receive interaction and the ones who don't. I've traveled the world and visited many zoos and sanctuaries where many intelligent captive animals show stereotypical and mental problems and behaviors caused by boredom and the feeling of entrapped. The relaxed states of captive animals, like James and Gabriel here, are in stark contrast to those animals who don't get interaction.
If an animal is meant to be wild and temporarily held captive and subsequently released... the yes, I agree with limited to no interaction.
Forms of enrichment help but the lives of an animal who must be raised with humans and is loved, cared for, and interacted with provides the best captive life possible in my view. These animals simply live happier, healthier lives and it rubs off on the captor as well... me.
Thanks for watching!
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Please like this video if you like it ;)
Subscribe: youtube.com/channel/UC25bqOksVyD-SfdAToam-Bg?sub_confirmation=1
Cheetah Experience: cheetahexperience.com
Running Wild Conservation: runningwildconservation.org
I met James in 2014. He's a breeding male for Cheetah Experience with a super calm temperament. I had the privilege of visiting James a few times over the years but received special permission to encounter James when I interned last at CE. The general public is not allowed to encounter the breeding animals.
James loves encounters as do many tamed cheetahs that are captive. I learned to allow these animals to decide whether to visit or not. That is the best and safest way.
There's certainly debate about allowing interaction and the industry is tainted due to 'cub petting' and captive canned hunting. But when you have a responsible project who truly loves their captive animals; providing exceptional care and genuine concern for them, encounters becomes a benefit to you both.
Captive cheetahs can suffer from stress... susceptible to its effects that can kill them from the inside out. It not only adversely effects their metal health but progresses to physical and biological problems. Studies have shown that stress in captive cheetahs results in imbalances in their endocrinology, hormones, and proteins in their body that lead to other health issues... things not found in wild cheetahs. Studies recommend a natural diet, lots of exercise, large enclosures, and other methods to reduce stress.
The debate rides on but I have compared the benefits of interaction to captive animals who do not get it and found if done with respect and the choice of the animal, it becomes one factor in reducing stress. For one, an animal who is fearful and must be captive cannot escape it's stressful effects is always under stress. If you can reduce that stress by removing the fear factor, then you reduce or remove that source of stress.
The argument then comes "Why have a captive animal anyway?" Well, for non endangered species I would agree except in special cases like education zoos, rescue, rehab centers, and otherwise non releasable animals... but that facility should have the animals health and welfare its primary purpose. But for the endangered Cheetah who is approaching extinction, I think captive breeding and release is one answer.
Cheetahs like James, Gabriel and others who actually enjoy encounters with people, benefit from interaction. Cheetahs have a mind and get lonely and bored. Granting them a safe and relaxing encounters is a chance to reduces stress boredom, and loneliness.
For male cheetahs it is even more imperative because they live in the wild with other coalition male cheetahs and so semi-social. It is best to try and match male cheetahs together in a captive environment when possible.
I am convinced Gabriel sees me as a coalition brother and why we get along so well. He seeks male bonding companionship. I believe James is the same way and why he enjoyed our encounters so much.
I'll always be a fan of captive wild animal interaction after seeing the difference between those animals who receive interaction and the ones who don't. I've traveled the world and visited many zoos and sanctuaries where many intelligent captive animals show stereotypical and mental problems and behaviors caused by boredom and the feeling of entrapped. The relaxed states of captive animals, like James and Gabriel here, are in stark contrast to those animals who don't get interaction.
If an animal is meant to be wild and temporarily held captive and subsequently released... the yes, I agree with limited to no interaction.
Forms of enrichment help but the lives of an animal who must be raised with humans and is loved, cared for, and interacted with provides the best captive life possible in my view. These animals simply live happier, healthier lives and it rubs off on the captor as well... me.
Thanks for watching!
My YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UC25bqOksVyD-SfdAToam-Bg
Twitter: twitter.com/cheetah_petter
facebook.com/The-Cheetah-Whisperer-200126363927484
Google+: plus.google.com/+DolphCVolker/posts
PayPal: paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UGXLLG5QK6RRC
Check Out My Books I Wrote
1: amazon.com/DIRE-ENCOUNTERS-Man-Meets-Wolf-ebook/dp/B00UEHUB2G
2: amazon.com/dp/B072N5M7KB
