Motif- lion or cheetah licking and hidden


Posted by stevebein on Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:07 am

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Now that I think of it, this may be a cheetah rather than a lion licking and it might be the second cheetah it is licking instead of a kill. What is your vote? I am not sure and I was not willing to stroll over to check. I try not to get too close to wild animals, but it has happened.. Anyway, it is hidden, but more visible than in the previous post.
An interesting day in the Mara. We drove across a gully to reach this spot, dropping the tie rod on the Rover on a stump in the process. That bent the tie rod and when it rained that afternoon, the driver did several 360 degree plus spins as we drove home. The rains make the talcum like dust into a slick as grease mess. Later I found out that it is easy to fix a Rover, but you have to fix them often. The Rover shop in Nairobi said that a Toyota would not require as much maintainance, but is not easy to fix in the field, so it is a personal choice.
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Shot from the top of the Rover, resting on a foam pad, Nokon F5, 500F4 P , exposure unrecorded.
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by Rich S on Thu Oct 09, 2003 12:04 pm
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Hint of a tear duct says cheetah to me! I would guess that it's not a kill that it's licking because there appears to be no trace of blood on its face.

Funny what you say about a tie rod; we've not had one go but have seen a couple and our driver/guide assisted a friend of his in a quick repair.

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by DC on Thu Oct 09, 2003 4:32 pm
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The "licker" is definitely a cheetah, although I'll pass on the "lickee".
Nice catch :)
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by almac on Fri Oct 10, 2003 12:24 am
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....the ex "likee" :D

Definatley cheetah I think as well. Nice shot.

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:35 am
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Amazing disguise - nice shot!
 

by NDCheryl on Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:21 am
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Cheetah and it definitely fits the motif.
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