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A cheetah was spotted strutting around a safari lodge. Photo: tiktok video screenshots

UPDATE: What happened to the cheetah that strolled into safari lodge?

A video of a cheetah walking into a safari lodge near the Kruger Park went viral recently, and got us asking: What’s happened to the animal?

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A cheetah was spotted strutting around a safari lodge. Photo: tiktok video screenshots

A video of a cheetah wandering into a safari lodge near the Kruger National Park went viral recently and got us asking: What happened to the animal?

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A cheetah was spotted strutting around a safari lodge. Photo: tiktok video screenshots

A cheetah surprise for guests at safari lodge

A recent viral TikTok video showed guests at the umVangati House in the Blyde River Canyon region near to the Kruger National Park sitting down to breakfast one morning, not expecting a special, ‘wild’ visitor.

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The wild visitor, in particular, turned out to be a CHEETAH, who casually strolled into the lodge, encountering some astonished guests.

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As previously reported, the video titled “King of Speed”, was posted by Jaco Geldenhuys, @jacog9, on TikTok and showed the big cat walking into the Limpopo villa.

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“Queen” of Speed

In a more recent comment, Geldenhuys revealed that the cheetah was a young female and added what’s happened to her AFTER she was discovered at the lodge.

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“At the time the cheetah was still young and curious – she’s now in the wild on another part of the reserve and hunts herself 💯” he explained on the TikTok video.

If you haven’t yet seen the incredible video, check it out below:

The video has since reached almost 280 000 views, over 9 000 likes and close to 500 comments on the social media platform.

TikTok users had some fun in the comment section of the video:

athenkosi176 made a good point: “Cats when they walk they have that pride of “I don’t give a damn of who you are, I own this place”😅👌”

Ayanda Kotoyi’s response was very relatable: “I’d scream “voetsek “ throughout!!!!”

While Family khati pointed out the fascinating composure of the guests at the table: “This video taught me Calm is truly a Superpower”.

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