Outside of eating, his favorite pastime is grooming. Grooming is absolutely rewarding to him and he will become so relaxed that he shuts out the world and goes into a trance like state, like he's hypnotized. His eyes roll back inside their sockets and he just dazes out. I love the way he folds back his ears when content; something they all do when feeling good. A barking dog and his pushy female mate wakes him up.
AI Generated·May contain errors
Video Summary
AI Generated
The video showcases a close interaction between a man and Gabriel, a two-year-old male African cheetah. Gabriel exhibits a deep passion for grooming, entering a hypnotic, trance-like state of contentment while licking the narrator's hand, despite the rough texture of his tongue. The session ends when a female cheetah arrives, jealous and seeking her own attention.
Gabriel is a two-year-old male African cheetah and a friend of mine.
One of his favorite pastimes is licking and grooming, which he's doing here.
I trust Gabriel, but I'm always on guard.
Don't have the delusion that all cheetahs are like this. Don't try this at home.
Gabriel enjoys grooming so much that he goes into a hypnotic trance.
Watch what he does when I let him groom my hand.
Hello, buddy. Hello, buddy.
Eh, give me a lick.
This is my old, old, old friend.
I brought him last year.
Good boy, Gabriel. Oh, his tongue hurts so bad, though. I can't live with this for long.
Oh, that hurts.
But it's Gabriel's favorite thing to do, man.
I do this every morning. I have three weeks here. It's my second week, end of my second week.
I meet Gabriel every day. We are such good friends, man.
Good boy.
Just cheetahs.
He begins to relax. His eyes are halfway shut already.
Good boy.
Then he goes into a trance-like state with his eyes rolling back in their sockets.
Jumping on a bite in their hair and stuff. Being way too...
...rambunctious.
Look, his eyes are halfway. Look, his eyes are closed. Look at that. Cute. His eyes are closed.
That's how much he likes this, man. He just loves grooming, man. Good boy, Gabriel.
Look, his eyes are closed.
That's contentment, man.
He rolls his eyes backward.
Then they awoke.
Oh, his tongue hurts, man.
I gotta do my hand. That hurts.
Eyes closed again. That's what you do, man. You just freaking daze out and groom you for freaking 20 minutes.
Come out raw.
Old buddy Gabe.
I gotta twist my hand. It hurts, man.
I knew Gabriel loved grooming, but I'd never seen this behavior before.
It was like he was hypnotized.
Then his companion female showed up, jealous and wanting attention, and shoves him out of the way.
Dude doesn't bite, so I'm too worried about her. Good girl, dude. Good girl, dude.
Women. Bye, Gabe.
Good girl, dude. He's jealous. He wants to groom, too.
Wants to groom, too. Good girl, dude. Good girl, dude.
Cheetahs absolutely love grooming.
It's one of their favorite things to do.
You
