{"id":72510,"date":"2020-08-07T14:52:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T09:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=72510"},"modified":"2021-08-03T20:57:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T15:27:09","slug":"video-from-south-africa-shared-as-man-cuddling-with-cheetah-in-pipleshwar-mahadev-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-south-africa-shared-as-man-cuddling-with-cheetah-in-pipleshwar-mahadev-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Video from South Africa shared as man cuddling with cheetah in Pipleshwar Mahadev temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several social media users have shared a video of a person sleeping with cheetahs. As per the claim, the video is from Pipleshwar Mahadev, a <span class=\"YhemCb\">Rajasthan-based Hindu temple in Mochhal.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u0939\u0948 \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0940 \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u092a\u0940\u092a\u0932\u0947\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0930 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0939\u0948 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0941\u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u0906\u0915\u0930 \u091a\u0940\u0924\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u0907\u0932\u094d\u0921\u0932\u093e\u0907\u092b \u0921\u093f\u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u0915\u094b \u091c\u092c \u092f\u0939 \u092a\u0924\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0924\u094b \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0938\u0940\u0938\u0940\u091f\u0940\u0935\u0940 \u0915\u0948\u092e\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u090f \u0906\u092a \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f \u092f\u0939 \u0916\u0942\u092c\u0938\u0942\u0930\u0924 \u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g7rOdN71Az\">pic.twitter.com\/g7rOdN71Az<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0926\u093f\u0928\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0930\u093e\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Real_dbm2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Real_dbm2\/status\/1421481505612648448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1792304531\/videos\/10214778271409018\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<p>The video was widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0&amp;source=filter&amp;isTrending=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> in the last week of July.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-99813 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/c3397fdf-e7b7-480d-bfcd-2c9cf1146fd8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/c3397fdf-e7b7-480d-bfcd-2c9cf1146fd8.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/c3397fdf-e7b7-480d-bfcd-2c9cf1146fd8-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same video was also circulating last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/1792304531\/videos\/10214778271409018\/\"><p>In Rajasthan at Siriholini Village, daily at night a Cheetah with his family comes and sleeps with the priest of Pipaleshwar Temple . This was going on for a while and one day this guy mentioned it to the wildlife department. They fitted a CCTV to record it.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a role=\"button\" href=\"#\">Anurag Sharma<\/a> on Wednesday, 23 December 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Twitter @Shobhana111 shared the video in August 2020 drawing 1,000 views at the time of writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5MLxk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0910\u0938\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e, \u092a\u093f\u092a\u0932\u0947\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0930 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0947\u0935 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u094b\u091b\u093e\u0932 ( \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0940 ) \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0939\u0930 \u0930\u094b\u091c \u092f\u0947 \u091a\u0940\u0924\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0947\u0935\u0915 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0938\u092e\u091d \u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0938\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\ud83d\udc9e\ud83c\udf39\ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamikshaNeetu1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamikshaNeetu1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LambaAlka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LambaAlka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nadeemcontroli9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nadeemcontroli9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWgmZy15aX\">pic.twitter.com\/nWgmZy15aX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0936\u094b\u092d\u0928\u093e \u0917\u0941\u0930\u094d\u091c\u0930&#8230;..\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092d\u0930\u2708\ufe0f (@Shobhana111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shobhana111\/status\/1291328507788685312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search on YouTube and found that the video in question was uploaded by Dolph C. Volker.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-07-01_09_25-cheetahs-sleeping-with-man-YouTube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1380\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-07-01_09_25-cheetahs-sleeping-with-man-YouTube.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-07-01_09_25-cheetahs-sleeping-with-man-YouTube-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-07-01_09_25-cheetahs-sleeping-with-man-YouTube-1024x239.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-07-01_09_25-cheetahs-sleeping-with-man-YouTube-768x179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-07-01_09_25-cheetahs-sleeping-with-man-YouTube-990x231.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/2020-08-07-01_09_25-cheetahs-sleeping-with-man-YouTube-1320x308.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1380px) 100vw, 1380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video is titled &#8216;Do Cheetahs Prefer Cold Hard Concrete Or Warm Blankets Pillow &amp; A Friend? | Three BIG CAT Night&#8217; and it has over 140 lakh views. As per the YouTube channel&#8217;s about section, Volker is a South Africa-based animal rights advocate and has studied zoology. He has close to 5 lakh YouTube subscribers. Alt News searched for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100011235884507&amp;lst=802350382%3A100011235884507%3A1596743574&amp;sk=about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook profile<\/a> where we learned that he identifies as &#8216;The Cheetah Whisperer&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do Cheetahs Prefer Cold Hard Concrete Or Warm Blankets Pillow &amp; A Friend? | Three BIG CAT Night\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i3waAOcJkps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As per the video description, the <span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">cheetahs in the video were bred and born at Cheetah Experience, a South Africa based cheetah breeding centre. According to the description, one of the cheetahs was supposed to be released into a protected wild area. Volker concluded that cheetahs are like house cats when it comes to their preference to sleep. They prefer a warm bed as opposed to a cold floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/offbeat\/nothing-to-see-here-just-a-cheetah-cuddling-with-a-human-1219931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NDTV<\/a> wrote an article on Volker according to which he has been volunteering at Cheetah Experience at least since 2014.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72523 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/firefox_3u2FngCb2T.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1210\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/firefox_3u2FngCb2T.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/firefox_3u2FngCb2T-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/firefox_3u2FngCb2T-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/firefox_3u2FngCb2T-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/08\/firefox_3u2FngCb2T-990x714.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thus the social media claim that the video is from Pipleshwar Mahadev Temple, <span class=\"YhemCb\">Rajasthan is false<\/span>. It was uploaded by popular South African animal advocate Dolph C. Volker in 2019 on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several social media users have shared a video of a person sleeping with cheetahs. 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