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Cheetahs

Our guide at Little Mombo worked very hard to find these cheetah. Apparently, the large number of lions in the area from an influx of new prides, probably forced the spotted cats away from their usual haunts. We found these cheetah on our very last game drive towards the outer areas of the game reserve, far away from camp. We guessed the single cheetah had just finished eating as it had a very big belly. The mother cheetah and her two cubs were resting in the heat of the day, but were still keeping a lookout for an easy impala meal.
Cheetah spotted by Barb
Cheetah spotted by Barb
Cheetah with a very full belly
Cheetah with a very full belly
Cheetah trying to hide from us
Cheetah trying to hide from us
Cheetah with older cubs watching an impala
Cheetah with older cubs watching an impala
Now they are watching us!
Now they are watching us!
Big yawn...or was it a fur ball?
Big yawn...or was it a fur ball?
Cheetah cubs
Cheetah cubs
Mother cheetah exercising her jaws
Mother cheetah exercising her jaws
Cheetah
Cheetah