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Published: 2014-12-11 14:17:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 545; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 5
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Description Cheetah cubs, Phinda Vlei, KZN, South Africa.

CHEETAH!
One of the greatest thrills in game viewing is to see cheetah - the sleekest, fastest, most elegant wild cat in the world, silent and deadly, but utterly enchanting and engrossing to watch. Let me say at the outset, that this tale of a female cheetah and her two cubs stalking impala has a happy ending for the impala, she misses her kill. Thus, no need to worry about dead animals here.
We were on a game drive from Phinda Vlei Lodge, pronounced "pinda fly"==>  http://www.andbeyond.com/phinda-vlei-lodge/  , one evening when we spotted a young female cheetah and her two cubs emerging from a bush lair. We knew she had been there all day, as we had seen her briefly in the very early morning when we had passed this way. Our Ranger, Dumi,  thought that she had probably had a kill the day before, and she had spent that night and this day sleeping and guarding her two cubs. Normally, she would not have needed to hunt for prey for
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Comments: 15

Deb-e-ann [2015-11-19 08:52:38 +0000 UTC]

They look so cute when they are like this.

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Okavanga In reply to Deb-e-ann [2015-11-20 07:32:00 +0000 UTC]

They are cuties. Cheetahs, even when fully grown, are not usually a threat to humans - except should cubs be threatened.

David

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WheresAJacket [2014-12-15 00:21:37 +0000 UTC]

very good shot of those two there they both sit and look. 

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Okavanga In reply to WheresAJacket [2014-12-15 07:06:26 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks! Yes, they are awaiting a signal to move from their mother.

Cheers

David

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ZeeShiKing [2014-12-14 18:51:31 +0000 UTC]

This is one amazing shot Sir!

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Okavanga In reply to ZeeShiKing [2014-12-15 07:07:43 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks - right place, right time, eight camera and lens! All I had to do was press the button!

Cheers

David

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ZeeShiKing In reply to Okavanga [2014-12-15 18:28:37 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome!
hahaha, I wish it was that simple for me...

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Okavanga In reply to ZeeShiKing [2014-12-16 07:48:11 +0000 UTC]



David

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WilliamJCovello [2014-12-14 15:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Amazing capture of some wonderful young carnivores!

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Okavanga In reply to WilliamJCovello [2014-12-15 07:08:30 +0000 UTC]

They are already well on the way to being top cats - another 6 months and they will be hunting themselves.

Cheers

David

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WilliamJCovello In reply to Okavanga [2014-12-15 12:46:02 +0000 UTC]

It must have been quite a sight to behold.

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Okavanga In reply to WilliamJCovello [2014-12-16 07:47:35 +0000 UTC]

Indeed!

David

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LindArtz [2014-12-13 19:51:50 +0000 UTC]

This is a CATCH!! And again, you have captured such an 'artistic' pose.  (patience, or luck? )  ^^

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Okavanga In reply to LindArtz [2014-12-14 08:17:15 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks, Linda - good question - right place, right time - so that is luck, but camera set correctly, angle chosen, and post-processing - experience, and then choice of camera and lens - affordable cost for me.

Cheers

David

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LindArtz In reply to Okavanga [2014-12-14 13:40:34 +0000 UTC]

 !

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