article_snippet.sent: Everyone knows the tortoise  beat the hare, but this little fellow has gone one better and beaten two cheetahs.
article_snippet.sent: two cheetahs surrounded the tortoise   and attempted to scare the tortoise   out of its shell with snarls but the little reptile kept well tucked up inside the little reptile tough exterior forcing the big cats to wander off in search of another snack.
article_snippet.sent: Hard target: the tortoise   attempts a quick getaway under the watchful eye of one of the curious cheetahs .
article_snippet.sent: The two cheetahs exchange glances as they move in to size up they potential meal .
article_snippet.sent: He said: 'While driving on the sandy tracks of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa, I came across two cheetahs lying in the shade near the road. '
article_snippet.sent: Shortly after I stopped, two cheetahs lying in the shade near the road got up and slowly headed to the dunes. '
article_snippet.sent: Halfway up the red sandy dune the younger one stopped to inspect a tortoise, the older one also stopped and tried to bite its shell but couldn't manage its shell.
article_snippet.sent: One of the curious cheetahs gets up close and personal to the little reptile and tries to scare the little reptile out of the little reptile . '
article_snippet.sent: By the time the older cheetah had made the little reptile to the top of the dune, the younger one decided to run off and follow rather than spend more time at the hard meal. 'a tortoise then casually moved on as if nothing unusual had happened.
article_snippet.sent: From a young age I have loved cheetahs for cheetahs elegance and speed - seeing two so close was dream but seeing cheetahs size up cheetahs lunch was unique. '
article_snippet.sent: Slow and steady: a tortoise continues his escape across the sands of the Kalahari desert in South Africa .
article_snippet.sent: One of the curious cheetahs appears to admit defeat and wander off throwing a last glance of its shoulder at a tortoise .