Species: Cheetah and Grant's Gazelle | Location: Lake Ndutu, Tanzania, United Republic of
While on Safari in Lake Ndutu, Tanzania, our guide spotted this cheetah with her three cubs at daybreak. We stayed with them as the mother carefully stalked a herd of grant’s gazelles while the cubs tagged along, playing. After she made the kill, the cheetah brought the prey right in front of our jeep, and we watched the gazelle take its last breath. She brought over her cubs, now frozen in silence and hidden in the bushes, and allowed them first digs at breakfast. Feasting for over an hour, they were careful not to puncture the stomach of the gazelle, so as not to attract the attention of scavengers. We later heard that the family stayed near the kill site for a couple of days.
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