Monday, May 16, 2011

Tuesday 19th April

Up early for our cheetah experience at Cheetah De Wilot.


I was lucky to capture these photos at all! These cheetahs move so fast that most of my images had no cheetahs in them at all... The above cheetah is different than the normal cheetah as its marks are more solid and bigger. He is called a King Cheetah. The female cheetahs run much faster than the males.


Notice how the cheetahs front legs cross between the back legs as he races forward.



This Ambassador cheetah, Byron purred so loudly it sounded like a tractor! The fur was like a tabby cats, a bit rough not silky like a black cats. He really purred when we stroked him. Before he came in, he prowled the enclosure just outside the conference centre. He kept looking in and waiting by the window. He obviously knew what was about to happen and couldn't wait!!! That was quite reassuring...


This game warden was nuts... He risked getting attacked when he fed these cheetahs. That cheetah was not happy at all!!! This was a lot closer than you realise. He and they were right next to our vehicle...

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