Cheetahs are built for speed and are not that tough. Adult cheetahs weigh between 77 and 160 lbs. Their bones are hollow and easily broken . Their prey is under 77 lbs because they can't afford to get and loss their speed.. They norrnally try to break their preys neck to avoid a prolonged fight.

In summary, they probably should not have been using them in a petting zoo. But I can see why they thought they they could. Heck the Cheetah may have been playing and his claws were too sharp. Who knows, but I seriously doubt they lady's life was ever in danger.

Hey Mrs. D'Mello, I'm sorry this happened to you and I want to extend an invitation to you and your family to my Cobra petting zoo to so this incident doesn't leave a bad taste in your mouth about petting zoos. It was originally a Stingray petting zoo that was set up with the help The crocodile hunter but I changed the attractions after another unfortunate incident made me re-think my business model.

Hi, me dino. Me announcing dat petting is allowed at my park paddock. When youse finds "Allosarus" paddock, follow dis tip. Go stand where dey be all big bunch of super powered transformers overhead. Also stand in front of dat sign dat say, "For the love of God, do not pull this lever," Den we can git down to good petting. Heh.

The perfect example why it'll never be justified for having these animals as pets. I hope that all who were involved are doing better.

Anyone notice she kept a death grip on her phone?

But hey, at least she held on to her smartphone.

I'm sure it was very traumatic, but I would hardly call it a mauling.

 Regardless of how they've been raised and trained, these humans are not always terribly bright you know ...

Um, hello? Even if they had been raised by humans, these ARE wild animals--it takes more than being raised in a domestic environment to tame them. Whose dumb idea was it to put these cheetahs in the petting section of the park?

This, a mauling? Please. Clearly these people haven't heard of the man-eating lions of Tsavo OR watched "Ghost in the Darkness". Now there's something to be traumatized about.

good thing the woman wasn't wearing a hoodie or they would be classified as racist cheetahs

mmmmm cheetos !!!!

now thats some nasty pussy ! not those 2 cheetahs either

Absolutely insane, people. Cheetahs are cats, and wild cats at that. Cats are predators. There's a reason we don't breed or permit cats bigger than about 20 pounds. The reason is that they are cats, and if they can, they will attack you. Small cats attack birds and rodents. Big cats attack big things, like zebras, wildebeests, or people. You may notice that there weren't any black Africans in the photo. Presumably, they know enough not to go near the big cats. Leave that to tourists.

Next week, they're going to visit Michael Vick's Pit Bull Farm.

A petting zoo at a 'Wild'life Park in South Africa...truly amazes me.

So many people go into the world thinking the whole place is like Disneyland with safety systems set up for all the stupid people like them. Some get the priviledge of meeting reality, harsh reality. Idiots.

Do..., do..., do you think she fudged herself Lois?

Petah!

These people want to get close to wild animals and when it all goes wrong they blame the animal and it's the animal that has to suffer. Good, they should have nightmares. Maybe next time they won't be so quick to think these creatures are just big fuzzy pets.

Sounds like veryone involved should be charged. The Mother, The park and any employees involved.

'they weren't being vicious' yeah right! I know they were just looking for diner and toothpicks.

BRAVADO...And this months..STUPIDO award goes to?...Yes you guessed it..The D'Mello family of Scotland!!!!!!!!!!!!What were they doing that close to the Cheetah's? The Chee's should have taken an even bigger bite out of their A....!!!!!!!!!!! Wheeee..lets get up close and take a pic..cheee!!!!!!!! Dumb Humans..They got what they had comin!!! Just so happen Luck helped them. Betcha they won't be gettin up close and personal with no wild life soon..HUH?!!!!!!!!!! Life Lesson learned.

chk-chk - boom - umm aren't WE supposed to be the king of the beasts?

I was always told that these cat do not attack humans...I guess somebody did not tell the cats that they fear humans, but then again, when you hand raise these animals you are asking them to think of you as a food , because once they do not fear you, they will eat you,this is true of all animals who are more into eating than jut being our pet!

When will people realize that wild animals are wild? Yes you can raise them from birth but wild instincts will always be in them. Look at the Chimpanzee that attacked the woman in New York as an example. Who would think it would hurt anyone? That's the problem and another problem are the people who defend the animal as being provoked by the children. These wild animals do not need to be provoked to attack. Why would someone try to tame or pet a creature capable of killing you? Is it the thrill of danger? I've known people with 14' python snakes, raccoons with razor sharp teeth, Dogs capable of killing a bear. Why would someone have a tiger or bear for a pet? This just seems stupid.

What part of large hunting creature mingling with children and people is a good idea really?

And who the hell would stand there and take pictures?

Cheetahs are wild animals. They are wild by instinct, whether or not they were raised by people. People put themselves at their own risk when getting so close to and interacting with wild animals.