When I watch TV, I tend to spend my time on the nature channel. I like the exotic scenery – jungles, and savannahs and rainforests, oh my! – and all of nature’s strange and wonderful animals, from the itty-bitty to the mighty majestic. There’s no telling what you can learn and all the magnificent places you can go in one sitting.
My favorite? Big felines. I love watching big cats slink around trees, their eyes bright, caught in the glare of the sun. The way their spotted fur looks smooth and textured. While these animals are stunning to watch and get up close and personal on the screen if there’s only one thing I’ve learned from tuning the world out and zoning in on David Attenborough’s voice, it’s that wild animals are dangerous. Common sense for some, but not all.
Before we jump into the video below, I want to say that this isn’t something you should attempt. It’s a dangerous situation to be in, and you should always proceed with caution when near wild animals — especially when it’s a cheetah!
At the Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands, Dutch visitors not only got to see the animals, but they also got a little more than they bargained for. This is a safari park, meaning that visitors are invited to drive around in the safety of their cars while watching the animals at a safe distance. Visitors are NOT permitted to leave their car, and there are signs marked in several different languages around the entire park, making this clear.
While the video is spoken entirely in Dutch, there’s no need to translate what’s going on. What you see is what you get. It starts with two Dutch visitors in their car. Three cheetahs are lazing around in the grassy shade to the left when the two men notice a family in the car ahead of them. The tone of the pair’s conversation picks up, and you can piece together how absolutely shocked they are by the family’s bold decision to step out and away from the car.
Just wait, though. Things take a turn for the scary as one cheetah, followed by the rest, gets a second wind. This could have ended horrifically. Thankfully, no one was hurt!
Click below for enough reason to never step out of your car on a safari.
