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Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus (Duma in Swaili)

Description:

1st Cheetah in Maasai Mara. She was so beautiful running! On the 3rd picture, the background is the Migration...

Habitat:

"The cheetah thrives in areas with vast expanses of land where prey is abundant. The cheetah likes to live in an open biotope, such as semidesert, prairie, and thick brush, though it can be found in a variety of habitats. In Namibia, for example, it lives in grasslands, savannahs, areas of dense vegetation, and mountainous terrain." in Wikipedia

Notes:

Jonathan Scott has lot of information about this big cats... BBC Big Cats Diary.

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1 Comment

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Big Cat Diaries is a wonderful series.

Filipe Pereira
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Filipe Pereira

Rift Valley, Kenya

Spotted on Sep 16, 2011
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011

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