Cheetah hunting impala
After a cool, quiet morning, we got word of a male cheetah on the move! He was moving through the thickets making sure he kept himself well concealed, and when he crossed over the road and hid behind a bush, we knew exactly why… He was eyeing out a herd of impala in the drainage line ahead. Mesmerized by his slow movement as he began to stalk, we were pulled into the hunt. With bated breath, we waited but unfortunately, he was unsuccessful and lay down to catch his breath.
Cheetah Chasing and Hunting
This video shows the speed of cheetah chasing and then hunting a Grant Gazelle fawn. Video footage of this was shot by my 14 year old nephew Dhruv using Nikon Z6 camera. Images were shot by me with Nikon D4s camera and 70-200 f/2.8 lens.
Cheetah Hunting
The word “cheetah” comes from the Sanskrit word, “chitraka”, which means “spotted one.” They are the fastest land animals and can run up to 70 miles per hour. Female cheetahs tend to be solitary creatures, only socializing while mating, while males hang around in small groups called coalitions.
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Cheetah on an impala kill close to Ekorian's Mugie Camp
Cheetah on an impala kill close to Ekorian's Mugie Camp, a private camp with an exclusive location on the Mugie Sanctuary in North Laikipia, where game and birdlife viewing is prolific. The camp is the family base of Josh and Donna Perrett. The camp is simply designed with a central mess area and six, spacious but cosy tents, each ensuite with hot and cold running water and flush toilets, under thatched roofs with wooden decks.
Cheetah high speed chase of Thomson's gazelle
Great full speed chase by an unnamed cheetah that is Selenkei's daughter. This action shows the incredible athleticism of the Thomson's gazelle, as well as the cheetah - amazing example of evolution to see how predator and prey have developed together to make one another the best they can be. Filmed in Kenya within the Olare Motorogi Conservancy adjacent to Masai Mara.
A male cheetah keeps a close eye on some impala in the distance
Cheetah kind of chasing a pack of gazelles in the Serengeti
Leopard stalking impala across the Chobe Main Tar Road
Our videographer, Dave Jackson, captured this leopard stalking an impala in the Chobe National Park. Dave was staying at Chobe Elephant Camp and not long after this sighting, captured a lioness unsuccessfully hunting warthog. Planning a safari? Contact us at info@sunsafaris.com
Cheetah chasing Thomson's Gazelle in Ngorongoro Crater
Capturing Cheetah chasing Thomson's Gazelles - Pradeep Kushwaha
Cheetah stalks lechwe in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
During a 2-week mobile safari through Botswana’s hot, wild landscape, Afrika Ecco Safaris ventured into the magnificent plains of Duma Tau in the Moremi Game Reserve. Duma Tau – meaning “call of the lion” – was just one of the many areas we covered in this revered wildlife destination, but what we saw there made it one of the most memorable. Rounding a corner and looking on to a wide open, grassy landscape, one can’t help but think “cheetah”. Perfect termite mounds swelled from the yellow grass, and a healthy stock of red lechwe, zebra, and impala filled the area. It couldn’t be more perfect, and luckily for us, one lone, male cheetah thought so too…
This cheetah was such a fine, large specimen that there was a moment of questioning whether he might be a leopard or lion as he lay far away, his form camouflaged by the grass. Soon enough he got up and his elegant physique gave him away: there was no mistaking he was a magnificent male cheetah.
This is possibly the rarest big cat one is lucky enough to see in the wild given its endangered population status, and it is certainly one of the most interesting and awe-inspiring animals to watch. We held our breath and fiddled hurriedly with camera settings as our Afrika Ecco guide, Baker, got us into position. It was just us and one other vehicle on the scene and we managed to get front row seats from which to watch the spectacle unfold. The cheetah walked right passed our vehicle, but we noticed that he hadn’t adopted the classic, liquid shoulder-blade movement and stealthy crouch of a stalking cheetah, and was rather boldly surveying his surroundings and strutting right out in front of the animals.
The red lechwe were gathered in a large group and were barking noisily at the predator as he casually headed for a termite mound. A couple of zebra trotted nervously out of his way and then, once they felt they were out of harms way, stood and watched as the graceful cat covered the open ground between them.
The sounds that filled the air were of epic Africa: zebras calling, impala snorting, and lechwe making the most noise of all. Guineafowls and spurfowls screeched from the bush, and camera shutters only added to the commotion. But the cheetah wasn’t taking any notice! He had clearly given up on his hunt and headed for the foot of a termite mound to rest. His audience continued to watch him with a beady eye, but he stretched out, yawned, rolled over, and eventually picked himself up again and headed for shade.
And so came the end of our unforgettable cheetah sighting in the Moremi Game Reserve, but it certainly was not the only unforgettable sighting the Moremi offered us.
Lone Male Cheetah in Kruger
This lone male cheetah was seen stalking an impala in the early hours of the morning. Cheetah hunt during the cooler, lighter hours to avoid competition with nocturnal predators.
Guests staying at nThambo Tree Camp and Africa on Foot in the Klaserie watched his attempted hunt. Unfortunately, he missed the kill !
Cheetah on the run
Cheetah chasing a gazelle in Ngorongoro Crater. The gazelle is just off the screen on the right. You can only see it after the gazelle cuts away from the cheetah at the end.
INCREDIBLE Cheetah Hunt | Serengeti National Park
Manja, a guide from Namiri Plains in the Serengeti captured this moment when three cheetahs brought down a wildebeest.
Cheetah vs Gazelle - Ndutu, Tanzania
This video of a successful cheetah hunt was taken in Ndutu, Tanzania during Reefs to Rockies' 2016 Big Cats Safari.
Cheetah stalking topi.
The Mara is blessed with good numbers of Cheetah. On this occasion it was a lone Cheetah on the hunt. She started a long way off and we were not sure what she had an eye on as there were Thomson & Grants Gazelles around. Slowly she rose and moved forward, not too far and then stopped, a little while later she was on the move again, this time with a little more purpose. She rested once more saving her energy for the chase. She rose once more, but this time a Thomson Gazelle noticed her movement and alerted the others. She hesitated, but continued to move forward veering slightly to the right., it was then we realised she was looking at the Topi with a calf...........
Africa - Tanzania - Cheetah
This video was taken in the Serengeti, Tanzania.
The cheetah's head can be seen in the long grass towards the top right middle of the frame. He's watching the two impala as they walk by him. He did eventually give chase but was a bit too slow and the impala got away!
Cheetah Chase
This is a sequence of photos I took in Maasai Mara where a cheetah was chasing a hartebeest , the cheetah came out second best. If wildlife is your game, come play with us.
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Cheetah Caught the Impala in forrest.