What In The!?!? British Tourist Gets Mauled By Cheetah (PHOTOS)

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Violet D'Mello was petting a tame cheetah before she was attacked.

Pictures courtesy of ZUMAPRESS.COM

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Is there really any such thing as a “tame” cheetah?

Well a British tourist found out when she was mauled by two cheetahs that are supposed to be tame enough to pet.

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Violet D’Mello had been petting the “tame” cats in the petting area of a South African game park with other tourists when they began attacking an eight-year-old girl.

Violet watched in horror as they clawed and bit Camryn Malan’s leg.

They then lost interest and began eyeing up the local girl's seven-year-old brother Calum who was trying to flee.

Violet said her holiday turned into a "nightmare" when she intervened and they immediately turned their attention to her:

"It all happened so fast. After his sister was free, the boy ran. As I stopped him, something jumped me from behind," she said. 

Look at the crazy pictures that occurred while Violet was petting the “tamed” animals.