Did you know cheetahs ride shotgun?

[haikuman]

For you Ohioans *(:>*

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/did-you-know...tgun-.html


The Cincinnati Zoo has a traveling version of its Cat Ambassador Program where zoo trainers bring a cheetah and several "smaller" cats to local schools. And that means road trips. But not in a cage. Nope. When these cheetahs go out on the town, they ride shotgun.

[blooz]

I remember reading abut cheetahs being royal pets for many rulers. Apparently they are trainable. Tho I wouldn't leave one alone with the chihuahua.

[OWC Jamie]

Can't have Ohioans flipping out
let the cheetah drive.
To the wilds of Washington
and be granted release

[TheTominator]

Sounds great.

What could possibly go wrong?

[cbelt3]

Good kitteh !

[MacArtist]

Fast kitteh !

[Buzz]

When I was kid growing up in the SF Bay Area, I had some friends out in the Diablo Valley area that knew a guy that had some big cats that rode shotgun... when I finally saw it for myself, I didn't know whether to run and hide, or pet 'em. Red '65 Mustang (equine) w/ a feline co-pilot. Couldn't hide from that.

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[OWC Jamie]

Thank goodness they don't seatbelt the kitty.
It might be trapped in the vehicle in an accident and die.

Good to see they have their priorities straight.

[Uncle Wig]

I'm thinking that Jalopnik really sucks. First - the writer doesn't bother to find out why the zoo does this. I'm sure there is some reasoning behind it that might have been appropriate to include.

Then I clicked on the article "This Ghost Ship Drifted Three Years And 3,500 Miles Without A Crew" only to find out that the ship is a crappy 26-foot boat. Really?