Take a drive just 2.5 hours outside of Cape Town, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by a beautifully sparse landscape and in the beautiful Inverdoorn game reserve and Cheetah conservation.

You could go there for the amazing accommodation, to see the big 5, or the best part: the Cheetahs.

Here are five reasons why hanging out with Cheetahs for the day at Inverdoorn is going to take your cute aggression from, “ahh, cute kitty” to “IT’S SO FLUFFY I’M GONA DIE!!”.

1) Baby Cheetahs have a hard time waking up it seems (don’t we all) and sometimes they need kisses like:

2) Believe it or not, these animals that grow to be fast and strong look like tiny-tiny balls of fluff for months after they’re born. Everything is new. Everything is amazing. Spending a couple of hours seeing the world through their sleepy brown eyes makes everything seem a little brighter. Can you handle?

3) Much like their domestic counterparts, these big cats like to lick.

Sometimes it’s each other:

Sometimes themselves and perhaps the odd plant:

And some just don’t like to be licked:

4) They love to play from the moment they enter the world, like this.

5) The best part about loving a cheetah is that they love you back:

To find out more about seeing Cheetahs and the rest of the big 5 follow Inverdoorn on Twitter and like Inverdoorn on Facebook. There are awesome day and weekend packages available.