Morning Mayhem 8688
Searing heat and distance degrade this image, rendering it less than optimally sharp but giving it a painterly appearance. I love the image for the energy it conveys. It is an explosive moment, when this cheetah's attempt to separate a young wildebeest from the herd is unsuccessful, and she turns her sights on a much larger male. The male wildebeest is a much less preferable target. It would be at the upper limit of her abilities to hunt this animal, and only rarely do cheetah attempt to hunt full grown wildebeest. Cheetah may be the fastest land animal in the world, however, their speed is very short lived. What they don't catch in about 30 to 60 seconds won't be caught. They are only successful less than 50 % of the time. The wildebeest in this frame manage to escape her best attempts, but she is successful at hunting a young gazelle within the hour. #iLoveNature #iloveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Tanzania #Nature in the #Serengeti #Africa #Ndutu #Cheetah #DrDADBooks #Canon #Bringit #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Morning Mayhem 8688
Searing heat and distance degrade this image, rendering it less than optimally sharp but giving it a painterly appearance. I love the image for the energy it conveys. It is an explosive moment, when this cheetah's attempt to separate a young wildebeest from the herd is unsuccessful, and she turns her sights on a much larger male. The male wildebeest is a much less preferable target. It would be at the upper limit of her abilities to hunt this animal, and only rarely do cheetah attempt to hunt full grown wildebeest. Cheetah may be the fastest land animal in the world, however, their speed is very short lived. What they don't catch in about 30 to 60 seconds won't be caught. They are only successful less than 50 % of the time. The wildebeest in this frame manage to escape her best attempts, but she is successful at hunting a young gazelle within the hour. #iLoveNature #iloveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Tanzania #Nature in the #Serengeti #Africa #Ndutu #Cheetah #DrDADBooks #Canon #Bringit #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday