Comments on: The Most Modern of Modern Sports https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 22:31:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Tommco https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/#comment-74210 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:10:13 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=32482#comment-74210 Hi, visiting from 2021, was just going to mention the cheetah show at the San Diego Safari Park, and am glad someone has beaten me to it.

]]> By: surfjay https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/#comment-72922 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 07:00:54 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=32482#comment-72922 San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Safari has cheetahs chase a fake rabbit right after a dog runs the same track. Amazing to watch the speed of the cheetah.

]]> By: Tigris https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/#comment-72866 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 18:18:40 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=32482#comment-72866 Beautiful wrote up
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]]> By: AM https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/#comment-72760 Sun, 21 Apr 2019 18:53:24 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=32482#comment-72760 There was another contemporary example. In 2007, the South African rugby player, Brian Habana, raced a cheetah. Unsurprisingly, he was beaten but it was to publicise cheetah conservation.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/13/cheetah.race/index.html

]]> By: Scott https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/#comment-72757 Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:22:11 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=32482#comment-72757 Facilities that keep cheetahs usually have dogs around as companion animals. Apparently they have a calming effect on the cheetahs.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/#comment-72755 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:07:40 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=32482#comment-72755 And this is even more astounding: I am only the second poster since this morning? Incredible.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/#comment-72754 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:06:35 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=32482#comment-72754 I am not sure what is more astounding – that the cheetahs raced or that they didn’t tear a chunk out of someone or one of the dogs.

]]> By: Marek https://www.damninteresting.com/the-most-modern-of-modern-sports/#comment-72753 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:36:52 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=32482#comment-72753 First, Well isn’t that damn interesting!
Second, First!

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