Tag: Cheetah
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Cheetah vs. Hyena
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) tend to be solo hunters unless they are paired with siblings or are teaching their offspring. They are the fastest land animal capable of accelerating to 40mph (64km/h) in three seconds! However they can only maintain this speed over distances of 460 m (1,500 ft). With a low body weight and relatively low…
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Cheetah Revisited – Malika
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40mm 1/500 f7.1 iso 640 – One of the cubs kisses my lens 121mm 1/1250 f7.1 iso 250 – At one point we had 4 cheetahs on the vehicle I’ve been lucky to meet Malika on every photo safari. Last year we had a unique encounter with her so I was looking forward to seeing…
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Mara Six – Cheetah Family
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After a gestation period of around three months a cheetah can give birth to up to nine cubs. Unfortunately it’s common for 70% of her litter to be killed by hyenas and other predators. When I see cheetah cubs on safari I see an average of three, occasionally four cubs. Last month while leading a…
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Cheetah Encounter
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Cheetahs are relatively calm compared to the other big cats. This was an incredible cheetah encounter as 5 of them sit on my vehicle The cubs tend to be a little more adventurous and of course playful and very curious.It’s not uncommon to have one jump onto a vehicle and sit on the roof, the…