Cheetah, mother nature's masterpiece!
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Zimanga, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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A content cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). This one was digesting its gnu dinner on the southern Serengeti near Lake Ndutu in Tanzania.
Cheetah -Fast Facts :
Height: 2 ½ -3 feet (.8-.9m) at the shoulder.
Weight: 110-140 lbs (50-64kg).
Top Speed: ± 113 km/h.
Lifespan: 10-12 years.
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This Cheetah photo is dedicated to the winners of the Rugby Currie Cup Champions – 2016 (Cheetah’s of the Free State, RSA, against the Blue Bulls -Score 35-16).
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The Cheetah .
The cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world, reaching speeds of up to 113km/h. They can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in just 3 seconds. When running, cheetahs use their tail to steer, like a rudder for a boat. Cheetahs are the only big cat that can turn in mid-air while sprinting.
Amazing Facts about the Cheetah - OneKind
Image taken near Mata-mata
Before sunset we stayed to shot a raptor that we particularly liked. We worry on our way back to find the entry to the camp closed ! A few kilometers only from our destination and near a waterhole where apparently he just drink in, a cheetah was showing off before some admirers.At first lying on the ground, the animal roll sideways, seeming very calm, enjoying himself, ignoring us. Then he stand up and left us without hurry, coming back a few times, one or two bushes away, letting us admiring his feline beauty before leaving ...The wildlife photographer knows well this intense emotion which we never tires when wild nature offers us such a gift!
Image prise près de Mata-mata
Avant le coucher du soleil nous sommes restés pour photographier un rapace que nous aimons particulièrement. Nous nous inquiétons en revenant de trouver l'entrée du camp fermée! A quelques kilomètres seulement de notre destination , près d'un point d'eau où il venait certainement de boire, ce guépard est allongé et roule sur lui même devant quelques admirateurs !Le photographe animalier connait bien cette émotion intense qui nous envahit et dont on ne se lasse jamais lorsque la nature sauvage nous offre un pareil cadeau !
Puis le guépard va s'en aller ,allant d'un buisson à l'autre ,nous permettant d'admirer sa beauté féline !
Il est temps pour nous de rentrer , encore émervveillés des moments que nous venons de vivre ..
Explore 70 🌟July 12, 2024
The sunlight was warm and bright on a September morning at the Denver Zoo, Colorado. The Cheetah could barely stay awake, but for a moment she regally sat up to survey her environment before returning to her nap.
female Cheetah keeping watch in late afternoon while her cubs are feeding from an impala kill (Kwazulu Natal, South Africa)
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IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE
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Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world.
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A Cheetah can be distinguished from other big cats by their smaller size, spotted coats, small heads and ears and distinctive "tear stripes" that stretch from the corner of the eye to the side of the nose.
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These Cheetah brothers were seen at Phinda Game Reserve in South Africa, which was the third destination of our African safari in October, 2015. These photos were taken in the late afternoon golden light on our first drive after arriving there. Seeing these wild cheetahs for the first time really took my breath away. They were too far apart to get all three in the same photo so another one is in the comment box. We ended up seeing 3 different groups in this protected area.
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Portrait of a Cheetah at Serena Mara Safari Lodge.
EXPLORE SEPT 27,2008 #310
Cheetahs like other cats,kills their prey by strangulation.They hunt mainly medium sized antelopes,partculary Thomson's gazelles and impalas.This one is a male and friendly.
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Cheetahs like other cats,kills their prey by strangulation.They hunt mainly medioum sized antelopes,partculary Thomson's gazelles and impalas.This one is a male and friendly.
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EXPLORE SEPT. 7,2008 # 403
Samburu National Park
Kenya
East Africa
Young Cheetah half an hour after feeding on an impala youngster. The mother is just behind it on the ground.
After this image, back to local wildlife for awhile.
Explored #17 2020-04-21
This beautiful female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) having tried to hunt all day unsuccessfully finally led her two cubs down to the lake to quench their thirst after which they went back to rest in the mid-day heat of the day.
Photographed on a game drive in Ndutu region of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.