Up Close and Personal with Cheetahs

Filmmaker Boris von Schoenebeck wondered if he would get close enough to the cheetahs of the Serrengeti in Tanzania to film them. He needn’t have worried. These cats are used to vehicles coming through their territory to look at them. And they looked back, taking over his vehicle and even chewing on one of his cameras! You have to wonder what effect all those tourists are having on the cheetah population and on their prey. Are they upsetting the balance of nature, or is the money they spend going to help animal conservation? (via Tastefully Offensive)