Indian Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster Cargo plane carrying the 12 South African cheetahs – seven males and five females – has landed at Gwalior Airport. The plane took off from O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg on February 17.
A video posted by DD India on Twitter shows crates lined inside the craft.
Video:
BREAKING | Cheetahs from South Africa landed in Gwalior Air Force base and are fit for their final destination in Kuno National Park. @tapasjournalist pic.twitter.com/dhwtjeszEv
— DD India (@DDIndialive) February 18, 2023
From Gwalior these big cats will be moved to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park in an IAF MI-17 helicopter.
Another video shows the loading of the crates with the animals inside them on the transport aircraft at Johannesburg.
Video:
Second batch of 12 Cheetahs 🐆 pic.twitter.com/PVR3TBHWC2
— Cdr AA 🇮🇳 (@Veteran__007) February 18, 2023
Also watch: 12 Cheetahs headed for India being loaded on plane in South Africa