Cheetahs are the fastest land animal on Earth and fierce predators who eat their prey immediately after the kill, but this video shows a very different side to them.

Dolph C. Volker was volunteering at Cheetah Experience, a South African organization that provides tourists with a wilderness experience and simultaneously engage them in conservation efforts. This cheetah, named Eden, is a particularly friendly female with a gentle spirit who serves as a therapeutic companion for another disabled female cheetah at the park. According to Volker, she is gentle and cuddly with anyone who lets her and that, after a few days, she learned to adjust the pressure of her bites and nips so as to not hurt him.



