This is the story about Gerda the Cheetah, who is part of the Messi The Puma family. The Alexander and Maria Dmitriev wanted to adopt a Cheetah, but this was not easy, they searched all over Russia, but could not find one, after awhile, anyone who was connected with big cats knew about the couples search for one. Just when they ready to give up looking, the Sochi Zoo in Russia, approached the couple, looking to sell a healthy 7 year old female cheetah, which they could no longer afford to keep, but the price tag was above all expectations. For 2 weeks they tormented over the decision, until Alexsandr decided to fly to the zoo to see the cheetah in person to help decide. She turned out to be a very affectionate big cat, she allowed Aleksandr to do an examination of her, and during that time she purred and licked his hands, and he fell in love instantly. After seeing her in person, that was it, from that moment on it was all about how can they raise the money. The couple put up part of their property for sale and borrowed some money from a friend, but finally they had enough. Soon after, Gerda arrived at her new home, and the cat immediately felt at home and the couple felt the same. Gerda may have a fierce appearance of a wild animal, but just like Messi, is loved and has become part of the family. Thanks for watching. Here is Messi The Puma Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKwKysk5rEw _______________________________________________ CREDIT LINKS ► I_am_cheetah Youtube Channel - null ► I_am_puma Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/l_am_puma ► Artlist Music Link - https://artlist.io/Scott-530947 _____________________________________________________________________ 🔔 🔔 WONDER WORLD CHANNEL & VIDEO INFORMATION 🔔 🔔 🔵 Wonder World Twitter - https://twitter.com/WonderWorld_YTC ✅ For personal story suggestions or business enquiries about product stories / reviews, please contact me on my email from the ABOUT page. Note: All suggestions are welcome, but may not be chosen as they are not suitable for this channel. ❌ COPYRIGHT : Please do not ask for permission to use footage in this video, or the whole video itself, as the ownership of all footage remains that of the owners who gave me permission to use it. If you want to use any of the footage click on the links above and seek permission from the owners.