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Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Description:

Checking for lunch traffic: "You look left, I'll look right." This pair of cheetah may smell a nearby group of antelope.

Habitat:

Eastern bushveld, South African savannah (Zululand). Wooded grassland. Home to 200 large mammals.

Notes:

As delegates at the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention for COP17 in Durban, South Africa, it was time to leave the meetings and presentations behind to see nature. This photo safari was spectacular. "Phinda" means return, describing the same spirit as Noah's ark, where native species were returned to this 40,000 acre preserve.

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4 Comments

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 12 years ago

The Cheetah are superb but I think its the wide open space that adds the exhileration to the shot

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice shot,

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 12 years ago

this shot has a high 'WOW" factor

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Fantastic spot!
Welcome to Project Noah Kevin!

KevinTuerff
Spotted by
KevinTuerff

Abaqulusi Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Spotted on Dec 3, 2011
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011

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