Cubs on the lookout


Posted by Morkel Erasmus on Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:58 pm

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These 4 cute cheetah cubs were part of a litter of 5 we photographed in the Mara Triangle last year. They are down to 4 but the remaining ones have grown up nicely and I can't wait to see them in September when I host a Great Migration safari in the area.

In this image, mom had just taken down a Thomson's gazelle and they were just about to tuck in as the rain started to fall.

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by SMB on Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:39 am
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Such beautiful animals. Love the facial markings.
Very nice habitat image; sharp, with great light.
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by joem on Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:32 pm
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Great looking cubs, a lovely capture Morkel.
 

by Carol Clarke on Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:59 pm
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The cubs are positioned perfectly across the frame with their different poses and all faces visible Morkel! What a beautiful image.
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by Square Man1 on Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:04 pm
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Gorgeous image and framed to perfection.

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by Gary Briney on Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:31 am
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Great group capture -- I expect mama and five cubs would make short work of a gazelle!
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by Arabinda Debnath on Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:20 pm
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Fantastic image,Morkel!
 

by Nate Chappell on Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:47 pm
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Extremely cute to get all 4 in focus with different poses Morkel, sweet shot.
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by Morkel Erasmus on Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:09 am
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by Missy Mandel on Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:19 pm
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Beautiful image Morkel
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