{"id":21776,"date":"2015-12-10T11:03:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T11:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/cheetahs-attack-limpopo-air-force-base-officer\/"},"modified":"2015-12-10T11:01:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T11:01:25","slug":"cheetahs-attack-limpopo-air-force-base-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/cheetahs-attack-limpopo-air-force-base-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheetahs attack Limpopo air force base officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Cape Town – Two cheetahs attacked a warrant officer at the air force base in Makhado, Limpopo, after she apparently tried to take photos of them, the South African Air Force said on Thursday.}<\/p>\n

The predators were recently introduced at the base to control wildlife posing a hazard by remaining on the runway or other areas where aircraft manoeuvred, corporate staff services director brigadier general Marthie Visser said.<\/p>\n

The cheetahs, named Wim and Tobie, were born in captivity and released at the base last month, according to the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre website.<\/p>\n

Visser said the cheetahs entered a hanger on Tuesday and staff members tried to chase them out.<\/p>\n

“The cheetahs left the hanger and apparently one officer decided to take a few photos. Her mistake, I hear from hearsay, was she moved a little bit away from the bigger group of people and when she got closer, they started growling and showing aggression.”<\/p>\n

The officer apparently became scared and turned her back to them. The first cheetah pounced followed by the second.<\/p>\n

Visser said the officer sustained injuries mainly to the back of the head, face and neck.<\/p>\n

She was taken to the military hospital, but Visser was not immediately sure of her condition.<\/p>\n

“Air Force Base Makhado has already convened an investigation into the circumstances that have given rise to this unprecedented incident.”<\/p>\n

She said the cheetahs were still on the premises, but she did not know whether they were in a cage.<\/p>\n

The Air Force Base at Makhado and in Hoedspruit had been using male cheetah pairs with success since the 1990s, she said.<\/p>\n

“There is a separate consultation going on with the sanctuary to see how we are going to handle this in future.”<\/p>\n

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SOURCE:NEWS 24:[Cheetahs attack Limpopo air force base officer->http:\/\/www.news24.com\/SouthAfrica\/News\/cheetahs-attack-limpopo-air-force-base-officer-20151210]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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