Cheetahs risk injury by hunting a large herd of zebra. They successfully hunt, chase and catch a young vulnerable zebra foal Cheetahs aren't actually as big as they seem. When hunting on their own, an adult zebra is usually too big for them to hunt and kill on their own The zebra chased the cheetah across the plains and sent her cowering into the bushes, before strutting away victorious A healthy zebra is too strong for a cheetah to hunt but cheetahs can sometimes hunt young zebra foals when they are still weak and easier to kill.