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Bolt adopts abandoned cheetah cub

Associated Press

Monday, November 2, 2009

NAIROBI, Kenya -- The world's fastest man adopted the animal kingdom's fastest sprinter Monday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a new baby cheetah named Lightning Bolt into his life. The Jamaican sprinter's sponsorship of the 3-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 meters paid $13,700 to formally adopt the c ...

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