Posted on 11/16/2013 7:57:14 AM PST by Daffynition
Four villagers in north-east Kenya have chased down and captured two cheetahs which were killing their goats.
The owner of the goats told the BBC that the cheetahs had been picking off his animals one by one, day by day.
The men waited until the hottest part of the day before launching the chase over a distance of four miles (6.4km).
The cheetahs got so tired they could not run any more. The villagers captured them alive and handed them over to the Kenya Wildlife Service.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
God gave us advantages. ;)
/johnny
Classic case of animal cruelty (sarc).
Try doing that with a wolf!
Now we know why Kenyan’s win the NY marathon every year-
Opposing thumbs, the ability to sweat..... and the ability to drive an SUV. Geez
I think the amazing part of this story is the men OUT RAN a cheetah! They ran after them for over four miles till the cheetah was tired?! Wow!
Is there any truth to the story that Nick Saban is flying to Kenya to recruit them?!
Check out winners of Marathons.
Kenya rules.
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Cheetahs are designed for a sprint. Kenyans are designed for marathons (except for the one in the White Hut.)
Like most other sports, marathoning is shot through with PEDs, and the Kenyans are the worst of the cheaters. Many have been caught, men and women. Freakish times, acceleration at will at any point in the race, no hitting a wall at 20+ miles. Not even interesting to watch now.
Pesistence hunting of the Kalahari bushmen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o
I’m totally impressed, esp. with that they took them alive.
Good job Kenyan goat-owners!
A goat that can kill cheetahs, I’d Luke to see that goat.
Oh, never mind.
Yep.
“The Long Stern Chase: A Speculative Exercise” by Rick Cook
"I run at night"..."vroom vroom"
I enjoyed that video. Thanks for posting the link.
A close friend was living out west and wondered if he could run down a turbo-goat (antelope).
After all, if the Indians did it why couldn’t he?
He did - and eventually walked up to the exhausted turbo-goat, patted its head for a bit, and both took a break before going their separate ways.
We never caught up to ours. Got close though. Nice 15 mile run at elevation, too. I guess the day wasn’t hot enough.
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