Man pets cheetah drinking from hotel swimming pool (video)
A holidaymaker captured on camera the moment he managed to pet a cheetah that came to drink at his hotel pool.
Gareth Poley, a media creative director from Auckland, New Zealand, was enjoying a dip in the pool at South Africa's Tshukudu Game Reserve when the cheetah rocked up.
He shared a video on Instagram of the moment he stroked that cat, called Ntombi.
That moment when a #cheetah comes to drink water from the pool #catsofinstagram #animalsofinstagram
A video posted by Gareth Poley (@garethpoley) on Jan 5, 2016 at 10:02pm PST
That moment when you're chilling at the pool and a #cheetah comes to drink water
A photo posted by Gareth Poley (@garethpoley) on Dec 28, 2015 at 2:47am PST
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph about Ntombi, Gareth said: "[Ntombi] wandered into camp while we were swimming and sat next to the pool all afternoon whilst we were there.
"When we went on a game drive in the evening, the moment we got back to camp, she came running up to greet us.
"I must be honest at first when I saw a cheetah running towards me, there was a moment of fear but once she got to me, she just brushed up against me to say hi the way my little cat, Helvetica back home in New Zealand does."
Gareth also shared pictures of his other amazing animal spots while in the Kruger National Park, which included elephants, rhinos and lions.
Close up with an elephant in the Kruger National Park
A photo posted by Gareth Poley (@garethpoley) on Jan 5, 2016 at 8:50am PST
A video posted by Gareth Poley (@garethpoley) on Dec 28, 2015 at 12:12pm PST
