Are cheetahs friendly? Cheetahs can appear calm around people and may tolerate familiar humans in zoos or wildlife reserves, but they are not domesticated animals. A cheetah should never be approached in the wild or treated like a pet.
The safest answer is this: cheetahs are generally less confrontational than many larger big cats, but ‘friendly’ does not mean safe, tame, or predictable. Their behavior depends on the individual animal, its upbringing, its stress