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Watch: 12 Cheetahs headed for India being loaded on plane in South Africa

The 12 South African cheetahs – seven males and five females – have been loaded on the Indian Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster Cargo plane to take off today evening. DD News has posted an exclusive video on its Twitter showing the loading of these animals.

Video:

The plane will take off from O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg and will land at Gwalior Airport on Saturday 10 a.m. From there these big cats will be moved to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park in an IAF MI-17 helicopter.

IN Bureau

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