SukritiInstant Friendship?
While the shelter was trying to make Gabriel, the cheetah, feel at home and nothing unusual, it is quite a challenge for any predator to get used to human beings around. Gabriel was going through the same phase at the time he met Dolph. However, there was something different as the two became friends instantly. Later Dolph told, “it was an absolute joy. We became super friends.” But that wasn’t all.
Strong Bond
As time passed by, Dolph used to take care of Gabriel while the cheetah was becoming more and more friendly with him they both shared a unique bond but it seemed like just another cheetah and a zoologist nurturing the wild animal. Though with time all the ordinary assumptions were to vanish.
A Year Of Togetherness
This time Dolph’s visit to South Africa was quite long as he was staying there for over a year now. Both became best friends and the year passed by quickly as they enjoyed each other’s company. Though the happy moments were about to get over soon.
Something To Eat
“Right now, Gabriel gets 2.3kg of red meat a day. I wanted him to have a better diet, a more natural one. So once a month, I pay for special game meat for Gabriel. When there’s no game meat around, I ask if they feed him red meat and no chicken. I just want a more natural diet for him. Ranches and farmers sometimes donate their deceased animals. A horse comes in sometimes, cows, donkeys, and even wild game meat. Gabriel is actually fond of the donkey, he loves that,” said Dolph and you can understand how concerned he is about his bestie’s diet.
Assumptions Made
“People think I have a fatal attraction. I don’t. I have a calculated attraction and I’ve chosen the best animal possible to do that with – the cheetah,” Dolph speaks of his love for the animals as he has come across people who think that his attraction towards cheetah is for publicity but when you’ll know the cheetah’s reaction, you can judge it for yourself.
Goodbye Friend!
Dolph was supposed to leave for America which meant that he has to bid goodbye to his best friend, Gabriel. And there was a surety about the fact that Dolph will never get a chance to see Gabriel again. Even if they do meet in the near future, possibilities were high that by then Gabriel would have moved ahead in his life and forgotten his best mate. However, the duo was about to beat all the odds.