Friday, October 28, 2011

Cheetah

While his feline cousins, the lion and the leopard, are part of the Big 5, the cheetah always seem to be a bit of a Cinderella animal.  People tend no forget them with the Big 5 always being top of mind, but encountering them in a game reserves is like Cinderella arriving at the ball.  The cheetah is a beautiful animal with his spots and sleek physique and if you are lucky enough to see it make a kill, the Big 5 is suddenly forgotten.  This was one of two that we saw on a visit to Kuzuko Lodge about 2 hours outside Port Elizabeth.

8 comments:

  1. How wonderful! THIS is Africa to me! Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Although I saw the Big 5, I didn't see a Cheetah, darn it.

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  3. Just wanna go back to south afrika when I see you're picture :0)

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  4. Wonderfull this fotos, but also other on blog, best regard from Belgium.

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  5. You are lucky to have this bit of wild Africa so close to your city!

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  6. Fantastic, also my favorite cat!

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