Cheetah Cub

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 25, 201550 views3 comments

An image from probably my best ever Cheetah cub sighting in Lewa conservancty, Kenya.

This is one of the 4 cubs for whom Mum caught breakfast (a young Sharpe's Gazelle).

Mum dragged the kill into the shade of our vehicle and the cubs were very curious.

EOS 1DX

200-400 mm F4 at 266mm

ISO 400

1/1250

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 25, 2015 at 9:14 AM

What a face! A lower perspective would have been nice, but it probably wasn't possible. Must have been a thrill being this close.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 26, 2015 at 12:03 PM

Wonderful close encounter! The red fleck on the nose is a great eye anchor. Do they make subjects any more cute than these little guys?

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 27, 2015 at 2:14 AM

Jerry,

Thanks devil

Lon,

The only thing that comes near in my view is a baby Jackal, but I have yet to see a Desert Fox.

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