Incredible moment an impala cheetah-ed death by leaping into tourist's car

[The Straight Story]

In a case of survival of the fittest, the animal had looked a second away from death when an unexpected window of opportunity miraculously appeared.

Stunned Samantha Pittendrigh, 20, filmed as the impala jumped through the passenger-side window of a Toyota Prado - sparking panic.

She said: "We started freaking out going crazy. We couldn't believe it - we were absolutely dumbstruck.

"We had absolutely no idea what was going on.

"We watched the cheetah chasing the impala. We saw a few of them turn around in the bushes towards the road they were running from.

"All of a sudden we saw the impala jump out of the bushes and then someone started screaming 'it is in the car, it is in the car'."

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/413836/WATCH-Incredible-moment-an-impala-cheetah-ed-death-by-leaping-into-tourist-s-car

[aquart]

1. And then...?

[The Straight Story]

2. He car jacked it and fled to Venezuela for asylum

[randome]

12. LOL!

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[undergroundpanther]

3. clever impala!

Just like the mama rabbit that had her babies on the right side plinth of my porch.She had obsrved the door would block it from a hawk lives in the big pine tree in my front yard.By having her babies on my porch they got protection from rain ,from the hawk(hawk wouldn't want to risk landing on my porch when the door could open at any time unpredictably,and the hawk would crash into it...)and rabbit vitamins and fresh water,and hand picked clover too.And a few photos.They're on my old win.2000 puter that is packed right now. Seems animals know some people won't harm them,in fact some people might actually help care for them.This momma rabbit was smart but how she climbed the stone column that from the sidewalk comes up to my shoulder almost to get into the top part where vines grow in some dirt in there is beyond me. Even if she hopped up the porch steps it would be for a rabbit like scaling up a sheer vertical cliff . She was a strong smart rabbit.Her babies once she let them out were so damn cute,the biggest squee EVAR! They'd sit under the vine as momma went to feed,she made a shallow burrow in the vine box. I'd sprinkle water and vitamins on the nearby vines for the babies to drink during that blazing hot summer.It was so cute watching them lick the drops off the leaves.They were not scared of me.

[CitizenLeft]

8. awesome story!

And I'm sure Momma appreciated the water!

[NV Whino]

4. They're lucky the cheetah didn't follow.

[Cleita]

5. That would have been one crowded Toyota.

[Spirochete]

6. Something you don't see every day,

that's for sure.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. whoa. Both Cheetahs and Impalas are good runners.

[IDemo]

9. This story would have been better

if the Toyota had been an Impala.

[dembotoz]

10. imagine the scene at the return desk for the car rental

and the damage occurred how????

[Zorra]

11. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing that. nt