One morning in Ndutu at the crack of dawn we came across a Cheetah family with 3 young cubs. It looked as though Mum had just caught a young Thompson's Gazelle for breakfast. Despite the fresh meat in front of them one of the Cheetah cubs got distracted by a lone wildebeest calf. Soon all three cubs were darting through the safari trucks before chasing the young wildebeest across the plains. Unfortunately the cubs were not yet old enough to understand how to trip prey, so were hopelessly chasing the wildebeest in circles until Mum came to the rescue, sprinting across the plains and tripping the wildebeest in one swipe of the paw.
It wasn't until after their second breakfast that the Cheetah cubs noticed us and came to say 'hi!'
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| The 3 cheetah cubs tucking into their second breakfast |
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| The cheetahs playing tug of war over the wildbeest calf |
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| Cheetah cub portrait |
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Cheetah cub checking out her reflection on the side of our truck
(probably my favourite iPhone photo) |
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