A cheetah mom takes her cubs to lunch...
This mom was showing her young cubs how to hunt |
Leading the cubs to a high grassy knoll, mom told the kids to take a nap |
The kids followed her behind the mound |
There's the other two, our driver, also named Daniel, says there are two boys, and he's not sure on the third one. |
Across the road to the left was a crossing of zebra |
Just beyond the zebra was a herd of female impala, with one male at the head |
And, last, was a lone gazelle. Daniel thought the cheetah mom would go after the gazelle as it was all alone |
Also setting the stage was two other vehicles in front of us |
After about an hour, the zebra left. Mom got up and very quietly changed positions, positioning herself to give chase. |
Around 12:00 two topi wandered onto the stage. The cheetah remained hiding across the road. |
After about 1/2 hr, the topi left. A few minutes after that a lone 'boy' wandered onto the scene, the male buck gave chase. |
At 12:47, a female wandered too far away from the rest and the cheetah mom saw her chance to strike! |
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