Guests at Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp were treated to some wonderful cheetah sightings this past week. This beautiful female feline was found three times over the past few days. On one occasion she had a kill and yesterday morning she was just moving through the area.
Cheetahs are normally active during the day, especially in the cool of the early mornings and evenings, because they hunt by sight and because their main competitors, lions and spotted hyenas, are generally active after dark. They also hunt by the light of the full moon, and male cheetahs patrol their home ranges for long periods on moonlit nights.
Adult female cheetahs are usually solitary and their cubs usually stay with them for at least a year. Cheetahs give surprisingly high-pitched, bird-like chirrups and they purr loudly during friendly and social encounters.
All images below were captured by Filmmaker and Photographer Kevin MacLaughlin
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