Are cheetahs friendly? Cheetah's do not like to be messed with. Cheetahs are quite different to regular Lions and Tigers, in their behaviour toward humans. First of all, we are much larger than their natural prey, which is generally small gazelles. They scare predators, like cheetahs, away from livestock, like goats. Their nature is described as being similar to a dog and therefore is unlike the attitude of a predatory cat, nor even like a domestic cat. Farmers love having Livestock Guarding Dogs working on their farms, we love training and placing them, and the cheetahs love living in the wild – free from conflict from people. Are cheetahs friendly to humans? Cheetah Conservation Fund provides training for farmers to use predator-friendly farming practices like livestock guarding dogs and educates people about the role of the predators in healthy ecosystems. Over 77% of cheetahs live in areas shared with humans. For generations cheetah and other predators have been killed in the name of protecting livestock, but there is a solution where both humans and predators can co-exist. Cheetah's do not just attack for no reason. Cheetahs seem to show no aversion or aggression towards humans and there has never been a report of cheetahs attacking or killing humans. This is both for the safety of the person and the cheetah. Eh. Curious and non-aggressive towards humans might be a better way to put it. As everyone knows, cheetahs rely on speed and agility to catch their prey, so will engage in short sprints rather than long, drawn-out hunts. Bobcats, Servals, Cheetahs, Asian Leopard Cat (small cat used in the initial breeding of Bengals) are some of them. I would say probably the Asian Leopard Cat would be most friendly to humans. 2. share. I could go on but I have made the point: cheetahs can be domesticated to a certain extent and there are countless examples of cheetahs being friendly with humans even up to today. But this speed comes at a price. Filled to the rafters with dog food, Cyril prepares to deliver to over 11 farms in the NW Province, South Africa Rajas from India kept them for pets because they are easily domesticated and loyal companion animals. This cheetah for example even within a relatively "safe" species for human interaction is quite possibly also inherently more friendly and comfortable around cheetahs than the average, certainly more so than should ever be expected from such an animal. But with that being said, cheetahs are still wild animals, and therefore should never be touched by people. Cheetahs are not a threat to humans, and compared to other wild big cats are pretty docile and calm. They are quite a retiring and non-aggressive cat. There are examples on television of rangers being friendly with cheetahs. People have tamed many wild cats but I would not completely trust any of them. 11 more replies. Its weakness is also its greatest strength - speed. For all intents and purposes, NO. Friendly? That’s why it is important to teach humans how and why to tolerate predators. I am reminded of the snow leopard. Cheetahs are a very timid cat and are highly afraid of humans in all capacities. When they are all grown up, these dogs can bark very loudly when they sense danger. Report Save. However a cheetah is friendly unless it is hungry or if it is using self defense. Cheetahs are like 50-75% smaller than other "big cats", so while I certainly wouldn't walk up and pet one, they're probably not going to target humans to hunt.