Cheetah

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A content cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). This one was digesting its gnu dinner on the southern Serengeti near Lake Ndutu in Tanzania.

The cheetah is a large feline inhabiting most of Africa.

Shot in the wild

Sweetwater Game Reserve

Kenya, Africa

female Cheetah keeping watch in late afternoon while her cubs are feeding from an impala kill (Kwazulu Natal, South Africa)

acinonyx jubatus

IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE

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The sunlight was warm and bright on a September morning at the Denver Zoo, Colorado. The Cheetah could barely stay awake, but for a moment she regally sat up to survey her environment before returning to her nap.

Colchester Zoo, 11th October 2016

Cheetah

Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world.

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This beautiful male Cheetah watches his territory for a threat or an opportunity!

A Cheetah can be distinguished from other big cats by their smaller size, spotted coats, small heads and ears and distinctive "tear stripes" that stretch from the corner of the eye to the side of the nose.

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1 of 3 males marking and roaming their territory

Kruger National Park

Cheetah in action

Serengeti

by ClaudiB.

At Longleat

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Cheetahs like other cats,kills their prey by strangulation.They hunt mainly medioum sized antelopes,partculary Thomson's gazelles and impalas.This one is a male and friendly.

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on the lookout

This photo was taken in the Mara North Conservancy in Kenya!

Whipsnade Zoo

Tangala Lodge, Thornybush Reserve, South Africa.

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Two male Cheetahs watch with get intent as a prey moves near to lookout location!

The cheetah we were following kept waiting for its sibling, running into the bush then stopping, looking back, looking forward, giving us a chance to catch up with it and snatch a few shots before it was off again.

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Winter in Holland, Cheetah in the snow

Kenya

Cheetah looking for food in Kruger National Park, near Satara base camp.

Photo taken August 2014

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There once was a cheetah

named Hinters

who above all other seasons

loved winters.

They made it easier to freeze

when seeing humans on skiis

And spared her poor paws

from splinters.

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Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya

East Africa

I saw two cheetah families on my Kenya trip, one with three cubs and one with four. This female climbed onto a dirt mound for better vision of the surrounding area.

Mating Season: Throughout the year.

Gestation: Around 3 months.

Litter size: 2-4 cubs

Cubs are smoky in color with long, woolly hair – called a mantle – running down their backs. This mantle is thought to camouflage cubs in grass, concealing them from predators. Mothers move cubs to new hiding places every few days. At 5 - 6 weeks, cubs follow the mother and begin eating from their kills.

San Diego Safari Zoo 08/2016

Something definitely got her attention.

The Cheetah, fastest land aninmal on earth, reaching speeds between 112 to 120km/h (70-75 mph) in short burst's. Covering distances up tp 460m (1,500 ft) and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 110km/h (68 mph) in 3 seconds, faster that most super cars.

I was lucky to get such a fine capture of this Awesome Cheetah, as it got up to see the zoo attendant nearby with food for them to eat. Hope Y'all like it.

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