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Toto (the cub not the band)

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Posted by Simon Phillpotts on September 30, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Toto (the cub not the band)
Eric Weight's post of a Mara Cheetah and the reference to Toto (the band) bought a lot of memories back from my time there in 2005. I don't usually dig into my back catalogue but thought I'd drag this one out. It was our first siting of little Toto the tiny Cheetah cub, who some of you may remember from the Big Cat Diary show. Our guide may have been the first to spot him as the BBC were elsewhere on the plains at the time. However, word soon got around and this little character created a lot of excitement back at the camp.

We didn't realise until watching the show later in the year that little Toto disappeared after a fierce storm. We'd left the camp by then so assumed he was still well. That's life I guess, but I'm glad we still have these images to remember him by.

51mm ISO:64 1/250 @ f/4

Thanks for looking.
Posted by Peter Woods on September 30, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Simon, this is a top notch image, just love it. Well done :smile:
Posted by Mark Green on September 30, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Stunning really like it.. love the punk hair style on Toto.!!

:toast:
Mark.G
Posted by Craig Jones on September 30, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Beautiful scene captured there :wink: well done :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 30, 2009 at 12:14 PM


Thats a fine image Simon, beautiful indeed :toast:

Andy...
Posted by jeff acreman on September 30, 2009 at 12:17 PM
fab shot, it certainly brings back memories of big cat series and little toto he was really a big star, however great image indeed you must be well pleased, look forward to more postings of the mara big cats they are stunning subjects

jeff
Posted by Guy Rogers on September 30, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Hello Simon.

Well seen and captured love it.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on September 30, 2009 at 4:12 PM
A beautiful image and backdrop. An interesting narrative too. I actually missed this series. :toast:
Posted by David Lloyd on September 30, 2009 at 5:30 PM
A wonderful picture :smile:
With several trips to Kenya now, I've still to see a cheetah cub.
I wonder if this was the only cub or were there others?

--David
Posted by Danny Green on October 1, 2009 at 3:56 AM
Wow thats a real cracker what a lovely scene.

Danny :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ben Gardner on October 1, 2009 at 4:12 AM
Lovely African image. Im experiencing the Africa blues at the moment, desperate to do another trip.
Posted by Ian Butler on October 1, 2009 at 7:01 AM
yep, another cracker.. need to go to africa again.. feeling green after seeeing these images! :rolleyes:
:toast: :toast:
Posted by eric weight on October 2, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Now you've gone and done it. Beans on toast now until we've saved enough to go when the cubs are about. That's a lovely shot Simon. I love the way the little guy is looking at you, but mum isn't interested.
:toast: Eric