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21歲的克里斯汀．克爾在一群獅子、獵豹與其他野生動物中長大。她出生於動物保留區，那些動物永遠是她的人生中很重要的一部分。

Describing herself as a real-life Dr Dolittle, she even chose to be home-schooled at the age of 10 because she missed the animals too much she was at school. Now an adult, she works full-time at a sanctuary, looking after cheetahs, giraffes, meerkats and zebras.

她形容自己是真實版的「怪醫杜立德」，因為去學校會太想念動物們，她甚至在10歲時選擇在家自學。現在她長大了，在保留區內做全職工作，照顧獵豹、長頸鹿、狐獴與斑馬。

"I have raised three cheetahs since cubs, and they are like my family – I know they would protect me as much as I protect them. They are totally harmless; I lie on the floor with them and kiss their face and sometimes even sleep in the enclosure with them.", Kerr said. Now, she looks after seven cheetahs, including one that is completely wild.

克爾說，「我已經把3隻獵豹從小養到大，牠們就像我的家人，我知道牠們會像我保護牠們一樣地保護我。牠們完全是無害的，我會和牠們一起躺在地上，並且親吻牠們的臉，有時候甚至會在圍籬裡和牠們一起睡覺」。如今，她總共照顧7隻獵豹，其中1隻是完全野生的。

英倫翻譯社轉自https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1345932