Duma is a heartwarming boy-and-his-pet story on par with Lassie. Except Duma is not a dog; he’s a full-grown cheetah, raised from a cub by young’un Xan (pronounced “Zan”). Duma and Xan are inseparable. But even in the wilds of Africa, having a 140-pound wild cat for a pet is discouraged. Xan’s dad wants Duma returned to his natural habitat before he becomes too domesticated. But if that happened, we wouldn’t have a story, now, would we? Suffice to say, Xan ends up riding a motorcycle around Africa — with Duma in the sidecar. Catch Duma (if you can) at 2 p.m. today and Sunday, May 28.
Sun., May 28, 2 p.m.; Mon., May 29, 2 p.m.
This article appears in May 25-31, 2006.