Friday, October 12, 2012

The Cheetah makes "A Kill"

It is the second day on our photo safari! How could we "top"what had happened on the first day --photographing the male cheetah was a thrill beyond belief for me! Today, however, is going to be even more amazing in what we experience! Chris, our ranger, locates the male cheetah in tall, thick grass with a fresh "kill"!!! We drive the jeep off the road and into the bush as far as it will go, then we all follow Chris back into the opening where the cheetah is still panting hard from capturing a young nyala. The cheetah is not happy that we are gathering around, but he is more concerned with other predators like hyenas or lions that might challenge him for his meal.

 It is getting close to dusk and we are heading through the tall grass to where the cheetah is located.

We interrupt the cheetah -- he takes time out to see how close we are going to get to his meal! We are only about 20 feet from him!!!

I'm thinking maybe we should NOT be standing 20 feet from him - he doesn't look too happy with us!!!

Amazing video film!

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