Minnow is Back!

While we were cry excited to see Nia run at the cheetah show last time we went, we were disappointed Minnow, the Fishing Cat, didn’t make an appearance. There was a tweet over the weekend: she’s back! Sunday, we went to see, and she did great!

Minnow, with trainer Linda.

Minnow demonstrated how fishing cats jump into the water to get their fish. Note the webbed feet.

Fishing cats can also lay in wait, getting low in the water like an alligator. It also caused some frustration when her time in the show was over, and she didn’t want to leave.

One program for cheetah conservation has been providing farmers in Africa Anatolian shepherd dogs. The dog’s bark will scare away a cheetah, protecting the flock. In doing so, the farmers have no reason to kill the cheetah. Pow Wow is part of the cat ambassador program, to educate about this and, occasionally, demonstrate her mighty bark.

Cleo the serval came out.

In addition to deem onstrating their jumping ability, Cleo showed how having long legs help you get your prey.

Normally, only two cheetahs will appear at a show. At this one, however, Chance came out to say “Hi” before everyone got down to business.

Bravo, Chance’s brother, made the first run.

Somehow, the lure bounced, and got hung up in a fence. This made for an easy cat for our boy.

The last run was made by Sara, the world record holder for cheetahs (and, by extension, mammals).

Thanks to Sara and the rest of the cat ambassador program for a great afternoon!