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Spotted: Cheetah jumps into car and surprises African safari tour guests

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Spotted: Cheetah jumps into car and surprises African safari tour guests
WATCH: Safari tour guest has close encounter with a cheetah in Africa's Serengeti National Park. – Mar 29, 2018

Bet “cheetah” didn’t see that coming.

Wildlife photographer and safari tour leader Peter Heistein caught the moment when a cheetah jumped into the vehicle he was riding in.

The video, posted March 28 to the Grand Ruaha Safaris’ Instagram account, shows a cheetah grasping onto the back passenger seat’s head rest with its paws, as it surveys the surroundings.

A man can be seen sitting in front of the cheetah, murmuring to someone off camera and calmly not turning back to look at the wild animal.

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According to Heistein’s related Instagram posting, the group touring Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park also had a visit from two other big cats. One cheetah hopped onto the car’s hood and the other observed the group through the windshield.

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The cheetah left the vehicle shortly after and no one was harmed.

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