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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)- Data, Pictures & Videos
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)- Data, Pictures & Videos
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)- Data, Pictures & Videos
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Honey badgers pride ? No, cheetah cubs ... But how many are they ? 7 !!! Bravo to the mother, but where is she ? Here she is !
Beverly Joubert: " Playtime is not just an opportunity for this trio of cheetah cubs to use up some of their boundless energy, it’s also vital behaviour that helps the cats develop their hunting skills. Like many predators, cheetahs have a built-in instinct to stalk and chase, but in order to survive on the often unpredictable grasslands of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, the sleek cats need to learn how best to use their talents. This game of catch-me-if-you-can is not only a treat to watch, it’s an important lesson that helps prepare the cubs for a lifetime of prowling the plains. "
Bad news and good news for the Asiatic cheetah: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-asiatic...#pid100178
Kushki the captive male from Miandasht Wildlife Refuge which was kept at Tehran's Pardisan Park, for the purpose of mating with Delbar from Touran National Park; credit: Farnaz Heidari
Nelis Wolmarans: " Cautiously, this male cheetah stares at the remains of a young zebra fowl up in the branches of a giant euphorbia, the left-overs from a leopard kill... "
Beverly Joubert: " A huntress locks on to her target under a cloudy Maasai Mara sky. On the vast Kenyan plains, termite mounds provide ideal vantage points for cheetahs to survey their landscape. These slender cats must be vigilant and daylight hunting helps them avoid clashes with other predators that prefer to stalk their prey under the cover of darkness. She’s a refined hunter. Tear-drop markings below her eyes help reflect the sun’s glare, while a spotted coat provides excellent camouflage. Her sleek form and limber legs are built for the chase, and her rudder-like tail ensures perfect balance for zig-zagging in high-speed pursuits. Spotting her prey is only the first step though, and she must now use her abilities to capitalise on a meal. "
Paul McKenzie: " Apologies for the long silence but my wifi has been very patchy for the last few weeks. Am now back in Nairobi after three weeks co-leading photo tours and now on my way to London. I also made a brief excursion to the far north of Kenya where I think I managed my best ever wildlife image. Certainly it is one that I have high hopes for. Of course it maybe that in a month or two my enthusiasm may wane after repeated viewings but right now I’m pretty excited. But the main focus was the Mara, my twenty second year in a row and to which I have now made well over 30 trips. While one fears for the long term future of the park given the explosion in new camps and cattle/goats in the conservancy areas, there is still no other wildlife destination that can match it for the density of game and the degree of predation. In keeping with the latter theme, I’m leading off with one of the five cheetahs (a coalition of two pairs of brothers and another single male) which have rightly gained infamy for their prodigious predatory skills, on the back of a young wildebeest. Predicting which way the prey will flee from a pursuing cheetah (in this case, five) is always a bit of a lottery but thanks to the skill of our drivers, our group was in exactly the right position for the take-down. This is a decent image but is thoroughly eclipsed by the efforts of an 80-year old in our first group (the one-and-only Sally Foster), who managed a truly award-winning front-on shot of wildebeest and cheetah with the latter looking straight at the camera. "
Jacques Barlow: " What a great experience to be so close to these amazing animals in their natural habitat. "
Really a beautiful photo of a cheetah's head...
Beverly Joubert: " A cheetah graces an open plain under the watchful gaze of a wildebeest herd. Her hopes of catching one of these antelope are dashed for now – as long as they can see her, she's lost the element of surprise and it's unlikely that she'll be able to spring an attack. An adult wildebeest would be an ambitious catch anyway. This cat will likely set her sights on something smaller, a youngster perhaps. But even juvenile antelope remain well-guarded and she'll have to use all her expertise to successfully land a meal. "
Nelis Wolmarans: " The provider... The calving season of the great wildebeest herds provide a lifeline for many of the larger predators here on the short grass plains. This female cheetah has a very young cub, which is still fully dependent on its mother and her ability to provide. "
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