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Cheetah

The cheetah is the fastest land animal reaching reported speeds of 100km per hour. Some believe that in most instances the top speed is only about 80km or 50mph. In any case, they are very fast for short distances. Unlike other cats, their claws do not retract. They are terrestrial and use sloping trees or mounds as observation posts. They have even been known to jump on a car for this purpose.. The cheetah is a solitary and diurnal (active in the day time) animal. When seen in groups, it is generally brothers or a pair mating. Of the top 5 predators in Africa, the cheetah is at the bottom. They must give way for Lions, Hyeana, Wild Dogs and Leopards. This is why they tend to consume their prey rapidly. If not they may well loose it to one of the other predators. As they are not the worlds best climbers they do not have the ability to take large game up a tree. (See Leopards) The majority of photos in this section were taken in Etosha and Kruger. Some of the more recent were takne in the Kalahari AKA Kgalagadi.
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  • This photo is of a cheetah near two rivers in the Kalahari park.
  • Sherry and I were traveling toward Mata Mata in the Kgalagadi when I saw a cheetah run into a large group of springbok. She tripped a young animal taking it to the ground. Unfortunately we were driving and it happened fast. This and the Next three short videos were taken shortly after the take down. The springbok is alive for a significant time after the take down, so if this offends or bothers you in nay way, please do not watch these videos. This movie was taken by Sherry while I took the stills found elsewhere on this page.
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  • Another shot of the cheetah near two rivers.
  • In this photo the springbok is still very much alive, and other then the leg wound is not in bad shape. The leg wound occurred during the take down. The cat is currently holding the springbok while it catches its breath.
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