Sprinter Usain Bolt is many things.  The Jamaican is a track superstar, having captured three Olympic gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and the 4×100 relay race.  He’s definitely earned the title of World’s Fastest Man.  Now, he’s putting some of his Olympic fame and fortune to good use by adopting an orphaned cheetah cub in Nairobi, Kenya.

Now, don’t get it mixed up.  He’s not adopting the cheetah cub, which he’s named Lightning Bolt, to keep in his backyard in Jamaica.  He’s adopting it by paying for its care and maintenance in a Kenyan animal sanctuary.  His $13,700 adoption fee and monthly $3,000 check is going to go to the Kenya Wildlife Service to cover the cost of some of the many endangered and rare animals that live in that country.

It’s all to raise awareness of Kenya’s many conservation efforts to stem the tide of poaching, pollution, and human encroachment.  In a country jobs poor but animal rich, the temptation of poaching is almost too much to bear.  That’s why Bolt is lending his name and money to the cause of animal preservation.

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