
International Cheetah Day at Chehaw
So why December 4th for International Cheetah Day? It is the birthday of Khayam, a cheetah Dr. Marker raised from a cub at Wildlife Safari, in Oregon. Khayam was trained for the first research project in rewilding and inspired her first trip to Namibia in 1977. (Not sure who the photographer was, but the way Dr Marker looks at Khayam tugs at my heart) Dr. Marker took Khayam to Africa to see if she could be taught to hunt in the wild. Through trial and error, Dr. Marker was su