… goes to this!
This is maybe even the cutest sighting in years. Mike and Uyai found this cheetah mother, with her super-adorable cub. We believe she also raised the other two males that are being seen very regularly. She is totally relaxed around the vehicles, and she is passing on this behavior to her offspring, and it shows. The cub and mother were totally chilled, giving our over-joyed guests a lot of time to enjoy this rare sighting and to take lots of photos. A cheetah sighting in itself is the cherry on top – type of event, but to see this … that’s incredible stuff. Lucky guests indeed!
Cheetah cubs are very vulnerable, as they are being hunted by other predators, such as lions, and so as such their survival rates are quite low. Fingers crossed for this one! Cheetahs usually have 2-3 cubs, so she may already have lost one or two others. We will never know. But she is a very good mother, having reared successfully her previous offspring. Amazing job!
Here some more photos, I cannot really decide which one is cuter, they are all lovely. Enjoy!
Speaking of motherhood … we also saw this young zebra and her mum. It seems to be that time … 🙂
… also seen was this resting wildebeest herd. It is rare to be able to spot them (and photograph them) in this relaxed state.
