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2012-12-11 Smith Image
We did not see Smit as well
Lower Dune road turn in the Aoub at 06:11.

The Auchterlonie Female and Warona (as a 3 month old cub) had just crossed the main road coming from the west. They walked across the rover bed and up the bank the other side, we lost them momentarily in some think bushes. We drove up the turn towards KielieKrankie in the hope of catching them when they crested the ridge. When we got up there we found a cheetah standing about 50 m from the edge of the river bed. He was surveying the upper plane. We took a few pics but didn't stay long as we guessed that the leopards would not emerge. In the end they walked back down the bank and headed south out of sight of the cheetah. We didn't see the cheetah again. Quite a lucky escape.

I've only just managed to identify this cheetah as Smith. We didn't see Smit around but i would guess he was close by somewhere. This is a large crop but at full resolution.
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15/02/2013 around Melkvlei

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14/11/2013 at Craig Lockhardt

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15/11/2013 north of Dalkeith

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21/11/2013 around Gemsbokplein

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Monica & Hanri
27/11/2013 at Auchterlonie

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Charlie's Angle 2
07/05/2012 around Cheleka

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The four cubs were around as well.

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Botham, Kapildev & Sobers
15/05/2012 around Leeuwdril.

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Sobers sitting in the back, Botham in the front, Kapildev lying.
Not sure where Kallis was - or if he was around at all at that particular sighting.

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Lisette
24/06/2009 between Rooibrak and Montrose

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Bertie
18/06/2009 around Monro

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There were 4 cheetahs at this sighting - one of them was collared.
They were possibly a sibling group as they were born in August 2007
which makes it unlikely for the collared cheetah to be their mum.

Edit 08/04/2014: I have by now seen photos and could clearly identify
the collared cheetah as Dirty.


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