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November 03, 2009
Bolt adopts cheetah
NAIROBI, Kenya - The world's fastest man adopted the animal kingdom's fastest sprinter yesterday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a new baby cheetah named "Lightning Bolt" into his life.
The Jamaican sprinter's sponsorship of the three-month-old male cheetah is part of an effort to boost Kenyan conservation efforts of its famous wildlife, whose survival is threatened by trophy hunting, climate change and human encroachment.
The world record-holder in the 100 and 200 metres paid US$13,700 to formally adopt the cub. He will also pay US$3,000 a year to care for Lighting Bolt, who will be raised at an animal orphanage in Nairobi.