Kumbali and Kago, Cheetah Cub & Puppy Friendship

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[@NealB123]

There seems to be a few folks here who know little about cheetahs. Cheetahs by nature are not aggressive cats, energetic but passive. Even wild cheetahs aren't dangerous to humans unless their cubs are threatened. A cheetah hand-raised by humans will be totally harmless and very social towards others. These two will be best friends for life. Kago has nothing to fear!

[@faith1222]

Neal B thank you for the information.

[@nikk-named]

Well... Totally harmless isn't exactly the right expression. Cheetahs are still wild and they aren't pets. But as Neal said, they are not agressive cats and those people know what they're doing. (to those who are interested about cheetahs I recommend the channel "Dolph C. Volker" (I think that's how it's called). It's by someone who works at a cheetah sanctuary.)

[@splatd7978]

Say that to my dad.. :(

[@richardhenry1969]

Aly Homewood They are no where aggressive as lions or panthers

[@officialceezly4421]

That mf tried to bite Kago I ain’t hearing none of that bs

[@aHondaaa]

"The two quickly became pals" while Kumbali repeatedly slaps Kago in the face lol

[@_kwak]

+Death Made Tangible They clearly are not. These animals are abused and are suffering.

[@lookiss3]

+ArnArmor Nice troll

[@Mariose123]

+Spencer Honda thats how cats play with each other as well.Dogs and cats are totally different but they can easy be best pals like these two

[@RMJ1984]

+Spencer Honda Thats pretty normal. Ive seen women do the same to men trying to make friends with them. Thats just how it works.

[@_kwak]

lookiss3 It was my duty. Thank you. :^)

[@JC839]

3:13 "I'm going to run Kumbali, try and catch me!" "Dude, do you know what I am?"

[@danbowmen4180]

lmao

[@Borissh89]

"No! I'm a dog!"

[@ZZ-vl5nd]

r/dontyouknowwhoiam

[@thekingofcheddarcheese259]

you could tell the doggo was jogging then the cheetah was like "i don't think you know how fast i really am

[@dgseckz7679]

"Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend" -Calvin

[@RattlerX5150]

Sounds like a plot to an old Disney movie

[@xXNotwodXx]

+RattlerX5150 The Cheetah And The Hound

[@onesevenfiveone]

+xXNotwodXx I would pirate the shit out of that when YIFY uploaded it a year after release.

[@CielPhantomhivexSebastian]

No more The Fox and The Hound stuff please. Watched it again two nights ago, and cried until my contacts fell out, making me get up, knock myself into the side table, hitting my toes in a door corner, and crying again.

[@soversetile]

Im dead

[@waltermirren7957]

+Eric Barnett II Really? That sucks :(

[@oggyreidmore]

Kumbali and Kago sounds like the name of a Nickelodeon cartoon. I can just imagine a cheetah and a dog living in an apartment in NYC and they run a courier delivery service together called "Fetch". Call me Nick, if you wanna make this happen. I got episodes for years.

[@IcebergKold]

+oggyreidmore Sorry nickelodeon died after the 90's

[@oggyreidmore]

IcebergKold Agreed, but why not make some money cranking out easy episodes?

[@jay4612]

How about a KZbin series? U can team up with any YT artists who already do that graphics thing on here

[@coffecup5190]

You can make it a adult cartoon show

[@gingermaniac5484]

alright, Nick, sounds good. make it happen, please unless tis something you talk about doing, like saving a brick every week and eventually making a castle or cottage but wouldnt actually do

[@chrome00]

LOL 2:00 that camel in the back just strollin.

[@brianlpowers]

+chrome00 He knows what's up, it's Hump Day! ...tomorrow

[@kirad]

+chrome00 "Hey, I want in on this video too"

[@DIProgan]

+Brian Powers Every day is hump day in camel world

[@RedVelocistar]

+chrome00 Whoa hold on. Camels walk? HOLY SHIT.

[@RichTake]

lol I was just about to write this

3:12 Kumbali is like "You can't outrun ME! I'm the fastest thing alive on four legs!" Very nice story. Made my day.

[@viyhexe131]

3:12 even as a kitten, he's still way faster than the doggo.

[@rajeev3340]

In my life, These two would be a great looking couple and ill be the camel walking in the back. @ 2:05

[@khanghuu688]

+Rajeev Mathew The archive of photographs and videos of animals. It will help you happy every day: plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111008216028426034858

[@SummaSummaTime_]

lol right me too!

[@camtorres5219]

+Rajeev Mathew mikemikemikemikemikemike QUESS WHAT DAY IT IS!!

[@CinematicTechnologies]

+Rajeev Mathew BAHAHAHAHA! I laughed so hard at that! Mostly because I can relate. :P

[@MrRaghavaraju]

+Ava Olivia thank you :). I too feel the same .

[@wasabiattack]

This video is the definition of precious.

[@cjgilbert3353]

Facts

[@thecw]

Who said cats and dogs don't get along?

[@wildcardedits]

Love the CW

[@shriniwasrocks]

+The CW Television Network basically Tom and jerry shows :P

[@asralyn7339]

+• Red Smurf • Actually, that is a myth! Cheetahs are most closely related to cougars and small cats called jaguarundi. The three groups of species together make up the "puma" lineage. That the cheetah has (somewhat) retractible claws, short, round ears, and canid-like behavior is a case of convergent evolution.

[@Yaggaboy]

The CW Television Network wodjxm!Zola's malaise as ddosksks

[@perrybb2]

Dude the only one causing problems in my household is my little dog who constantly bullies my cat for no reason

[@jj-vi5ci]

why do all these "animal friendship" videos have that same doofy ass iphone commercial jingly music. re-do this video with a Gucci Mane track

[@abelhernandez7809]

+jesse faryniasz What's a Gucci Mane?

[@swankmaster3347]

lmfao funny ass nigga

[@swankmaster3347]

+Abel Hernandez brrrrr

[@soversetile]

😂😂😂You fooling man

[@waltermirren7957]

+Abel Hernandez Inquiring minds want to know, dammit!

[@alexsplanet]

They are so pretty:) awwww

[@lurji]

lul verified with 8 likes

[@S543-]

They’re soo sweet. I saw them yesterday cuddled up together. 🥰

[@xLoLRaven]

I thought it was hilarious how right after they said the two had become like brothers it immediately showed the cheetah following behind the dog tripping it. I was like: "Yep, that's brotherhood alright".

[@radguurl]

Anytime I'm having a bad day , I fire this up and it restores my faith in the world. Such a lovely pair!

[@fallen1420]

I needed about another hour of that playing montage at the end.

[@Andi-pk3um]

It's fox and the hound all over again

[@deathpote13]

dogehound

[@TasmanianWolves]

Did you mean Milo and Otis?

[@3420boxer]

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[@18merlin14]

Why can't people get along as well as these two completely different animals? World would be a much better place if they could. Lessons to be learned watching these two cuties.

[@IamtheWV17]

Love how you can still see the instinctive behaviours of both animals. Particularly the cheetah and how it's play is simulation of the hunt.... It obviously finds so much fulfilment in chasing and "catching" in a similar fashion to how a cheetah would catch a gazelle/impala.

[@IsraTheBlack]

This warms my heart.

[@Mike..]

Huh... I can't hear anything. Guess I'll turn my volume up... GAHHH MY EARS

[@solidus311]

"THIS IS KUMBALI!!!!"

[@amberbarton195]

Whoever is reading this, I hope you have an amazing day! :)

[@adflicto1]

+Amber Barton Thanks, you too :D

[@Gunnar-Peterson]

+Amber Barton Likewise

[@FabledGentleman]

+Amber Barton You too Amber, i hope you're having a blast.

[@MegaGeorgeman]

stfu

[@GustavsMiscellany]

+Amber Barton This comment gave me aids

[@DanielGamingsUtube]

Dogs are just natural companions

[@andrewvazquez3250]

Kago, as you and Kumbali age you will be tempting snack for Kumbali . Good luck !

[@randallross420]

aww, i wish i had watched this first thing this morning, after i woke up. this put me in such a good mood.

[@VICARI0S]

Yeah... lets let them play with sharp metal eavesdrops. Awesome work Metro Richmond Zoo.

[@stevegopop]

+Nathan Yeung It's bad enough we bubble wrap our kids but now we have to bubble wrap our animals too?

[@Shiro0Hana]

Now if only humans could treat each other the same way. I mean look at these two. They're not even the same species and yet it's like they are one. But humans are always tearing at each others throats.

[@jdemuth08]

Them chewing on the gutter drain pipe together was a precious moment.

[@rosew.5495]

So It's when we see that it doesn't matter if animal are (big) cat and dog to have a friendship. Beautiful.

[@jedajuz]

Man, was sad today all day and anxious, this video made me smile c:

[@fz13gaming]

This is just wholesome content and I love it. Thanks for taking care of these animals, it’s more important than ever.

[@warren2948]

no hope inhumanity at all and watching these videos is so overwhelmingly refreshing and awe-inspiring

[@EvilMonkeyReturns]

Cuteness overload! My screen is bursting in rainbows, butterflies, and unicorns. What happens when the cheetah gets larger & older and overpowers the dog? Will he revert to his cheetah-like instincts, or still remain friends with the dog?

[@neuroflare]

+EvilMonkeyReturns From what I've seen and heard of other cheetah/dog parings, they are best friends for life. The cheetah will become despondent and depressed if the dog dies or they become separated otherwise and attempts to introduce another dog companion haven't been successful. I have no citations for this, but over the last few years I've read into it a few times. I bet wikipedia has some decent info with citations.

[@couchgrouches7667]

Cheetahs are weaker than most large breeds.

[@criscyrillcatamora4877]

I really liked how they loved each other with no questions in theirselves, this clip such a heartwarming story.,❣️

[@christopherdalyii381]

That's got to be one of the most adorable things I've ever seen.

[@STBF1337]

Thats makes a tough man´s heart melting :-)

[@michaelpan7510]

@2:17 I was so anxious the whole time they were biting on that gutter piece... :( "dont get cut, don't get cut..." ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@gaillucas687]

I love how as they move from wrestle to chase, that Cheetah is going to be smokin'

[@AlainBruno]

The most beautiful relationship in the word is friendship.

[@AntiDot43]

+Alain Bruno very true!!

[@miguellet6034]

+Alain Bruno and this video shows this

[@bongthy2551]

vguwfhy

[@water9584]

world

[@imanalien6461]

Kumbali and Kegel are so cute together. Love this video.

[@jfproost]

Kibali and kago, such an amazing story.

[@AtheistExpert]

subscribing only so youll give us updates... and there better be updates.

[@rohanbmusic16]

The people who dislike such a beautiful video are clearly well-regretted mistakes

[@ILoveYou-uj3vs]

Cheetah : Hey dog, do you want to see me running..? Dog : Nahhh...never mind, you're the fastest one. Cheetah : Mehhh. How do you now that ? Dog ; Just watch the Discovery Channel, Cheet ! Cheetah : Owwhh...Okay.

[@jasmineperry1302]

What an adorable video I love it so much I hope kambali and kago have a wonderful life together

[@l.k.atienza3989]

I LOVE YOU KUMBALI🐯 AND KAGO🐶 💖💖💖

[@STGGamings]

That was the most adorable thing i've seen all day. Super Cute!

[@somecuriosities]

And the award for most wholesome video on the interwebz goes to..!

[@moofushu]

These two have the same relationship my wife and I have. Everything's fine now, but I just know one day I'm going to be running for my life.

[@TyCetto]

Sweetness overload! I need the dentist now badly!

[@FerramusNL]

I'm afraid this is how you get rich kids asking their parents for Cheetahs because "it works in this video!" I mean that cheetah is as beautiful as anything.

[@oldfrend]

+Raphyr cheetahs actually make good pets because they're really just giant housecats. there's a tradition of domestic cheetah ownership dating back to ancient egypt sooooo... you know, go right ahead XD

[@FerramusNL]

***** Meant it more in the sense of capturing and selling of endangered animals.

[@scottydu81]

+Raphyr making them mainstream pets would certainly boost their numbers.

[@commiehater1655]

+Raphyr That rarely, if ever happens anymore. Bears, Cheetahs, rare exotics, even lion/tigers and elephants are often sold illegally and have been for so long that they now usually come from breeder stock. The major problems with this are that the animals are rapidly becoming genetically bottlenecked because their is no regulation so breeders who are doing this purely for money will continue to breed generation after generation all related to the original breeding pair so these animals can't be used in any conservation efforts. The other issue is that most intelligent people buy into the 'you can't tame a wild animal' which is partially true although there are far more cases where the animal never becomes aggressive and violent then otherwise. The people left buying these animals are usually stupid and extremely poor. A very bad combo for raising an animal such as a cheetah for example. Most of the cases you hear of 'exotic animals gone wild' are about stupid people with no resources, no training and no plan with what they're going to do with the animals. Famous examples like the chimp who ate the woman (she regularly gave the chimp xanex and wine and had absolutely no safety measures in place) or a tiger which was found in a public housing complex in New York after mauling it's owner. It's owner lived on welfare in taxpayer paid housing yet somehow managed to acquire a tiger and kept it until it was over 200 pounds and he couldn't afford to feed it. (which is why it mauled him, it hadn't been properly fed in weeks when they did the autopsy.) If endangered animals were brought into a process of domestication that was done properly by trained and well resourced people we could save many species who will probably soon be extinct unfortunately people still believe 'you can't change a wild animal' even while it was done with wolves by our ancestors who had no understanding of genes and was recently done in russia to foxes in as few as 13 generations.

[@DaRealFiberOptix]

a dogs spirit is something truly under estimated

[@Gigarez]

This makes me smile for hours :D

[@hobbes296]

That's adorable, I love cheetahs. I also just read in the link that they'll live out their lives together? That's amazing, I thought for sure you'd end up separating them. That's really cute, hopefully nothing goes awry in the long term.

[@disaar3679]

What a beautiful animal!

[@EugeneSorokacorp]

Cute... overload... meter... off the charts.....

[@c.s.christopher5801]

3:13 - Afterburner, activate! - VROOOOOOOM!

[@Catherine3385]

very cute, hope they stay this way forever

[@SamiLuo]

OMG so cute!!!!!! i love this couple hahaa i just wondering how dog catch up cheetah in the next few years or months lol

[@5hak3itup]

"hey kago, you wanna race?" "nah man"

[@Grasshoppa65]

So adorable I think my face will explode from smiling.

[@stephensharma5275]

Dog: chase me Cheetah: you sure? I can out run you Dog: yea right Cheetah: runs after him Dog: yeet slow down man

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

Two best buds. Kambali knows Kago loves him. Vice versa.

[@razony]

Now this is a great video! Smiles all over!!!

[@WojteklePolak]

toujours sympa à regarder ces amitiés improbables :)

[@marisagallego2322]

Their so cute when they are best friends 😭😍

[@danroley7850]

Metro Richmond Zoo... great ! Video. Thankyou

[@bruhm0ment6000]

Can't wait to see them grow up

[@dude_someshiet]

thank you, this video is very calming :)

[@hsiang-yuyuan3149]

this cheetah seems to become a pet for someone...smart zoo management strategy

[@summerholliday44]

Da best this ive seen on utube all year...heart-warming!!!

[@salmavianneycastro1697]

I wish all animals were like them two instead of eating one another, because they are SO adorable!!!🐕 🐈

[@leehyunsong7001]

Kid: mum i saw a dog chasing a cheetah! Mum: hon you must not lie...

[@420BudNuggets]

Reminds me of Madagascar when the lion is chasing his zebra friend and he turns into a steak and takes a bite 😂😭😅

[@purpledragon1945]

Marty Alex Marty Alex Marty *angry* Oh sugar honey iced tea

[@SpaceMonkiiBob]

They are soooo cuuute and their friendship is so precious :3

[@nemesis360]

you gonna need a bigger fence

[@N3WY0R1CAN]

Cheetahs r my favorite wild animal he is so cute n look at that bond love it

[@kylin3197]

cheetah cubs are unexpectedly cute

[@nnnmm5448]

Kiboolt cheetahs in general are cute 😍

[@ThePulpfic6556]

More please

[@DominicoCaro]

you guys are god sent, kudos...

[@rinkuchatterjee475]

3 cheers for their friendship. Hip hip hurray

[@AdrianMendoza23]

watching this made me feel better.

[@davidlamm712]

Love it, makes my heart warm!

[@KimNguyen-lj4uk]

r.i.p Kago

[@desert2012warrior]

this was awesome. they will stay together if u keep them together. dont seperate them

[@1.emily.59]

awwe this is the happiest and cutest thing I've watched in a long time ☺

[@jakeregan6884]

Bruh this is wholesome af I wanna see them now whilst Kimbali is older and much bigger than Kago

[@taraellis8279]

3:24 is amazing! “Homie you should stop digging...” “Nah man its ok no one will know” “Uhhhh but but the zookeeper!”

[@bartrabelo]

So cute. Well, at least we know who will always win their tag play. :P

[@centralparocker8886]

This is why I like animals more than some people....!!!!

[@luiscach4944]

this is the most cutest thing i've ever seen

[@entername2468]

Love how the dog thinks it can out run the cheetah😂😂

[@hillelshalomdaniel4009]

I can not wait to see them in old age

[@HiYoJoe]

Everyone beat me to the camel just minding his own business in the background 😄

[@gozillachappy]

犬と猫が戯れてるようだ。小さい頃から慣れ親しんだら普通に仲良くなれるんかな。

[@voodoochild6936]

This warms my cold heart

[@manoffaith3112]

Thank you so much for posting this, and for the work the individuals who helped raise these two. I wonder; can they keep their friendship through their life times? And is the cheetah still safe being around people? Just a heart warming story, and I thank you so much for sharing this inspiring story. Hope it continues all the way to a happy life time, and ending for the both of them.

[@SorcererLance]

...surely I can't be the only one who thinks the music that starts up midway through is like a calm version of "Too Many Cooks"

[@johnnyyu600]

lol,the small cheetah just like a cute cat.