Kgalagadi Cheetah Sightings - CURRENT

[Mel]

Smith & Smit
23/11/2012 near Houmoed


© Rob Merry
Smit in the back, Smith in the front

© Rob Merry
Smit left, Smith right

I don’t know why they made the kill as they already had full tummy. The calf just walked straight into them.

[Mel]

Elena with Ekon, Erela & Eileen

23 December 2013 near Rooiputs

© Peter Connan
Elena walking down.

© Peter Connan
Ekon

© Peter Connan
Eileen

© Peter Connan
Ekon left, Elena right

© Peter Connan
Ekon

[Mel]

Corka, Gorib (& Zander)

16 December 2013 near Kij Kij

© Peter Connan
Corka

© Peter Connan
Corka

© Peter Connan
Gorib

© Peter Connan
Gorib

[Mel]

Caster
20 December 2013 at Kwang

© Peter Connan

© Peter Connan

[Mel]

Liat
13/10/2013 at Marie se Draai

© Kesheshe

© Kesheshe

[Mel]

Liat & Habana
December 2013 at Kaspersdraai

© Peter Connan
Liat left, Habana right

[Mel]

Corinne
04/10/2013 just 2 to 3 km outside Twee Rivieren





It took us only just a tad over a year to get her IDed.

[AstroMatt]

It's great to see some more sightings again...and a bit crazy that it took Mel and I year to identify Corinne I'm sure she has an extra black spot on the right side of her face in Mel's photos!
Here is a sightings of my own that I'd not previously posted because i was waiting to see if Margie could identify him, but she can't so here he is.

2013-12-12 Duke
Half way between Eland and Moravet on the upper dune road at 15:45.

We had this complete surprise of a sighting whilst on the way from Grootkolk to Urikaruus. He looked like he had lost a partner as he was calling and looking around a lot.

Duke

[AstroMatt]

2014-07-20 Beauty
Very near to Houmoed at 10:10.

We arrived to find quite a few cars parked up watching a cheetah under a bush right next to the road. She had just made a kill and had eaten enough to make her quite wobbly on her legs!
After a while she got up and repositioned herself further up the bank in the shade of a larger bush and away from all the prying lenses.

Beauty

[AstroMatt]

2014-07-21 Ekon, Eileen and Erela
2km north of Rooiputs at 07:44.

Driving north from Rooiputs we came across three cheetahs on the ridge to the right. Erela had obviously seen something in the river bed because he cam down quickly and went into stalk mode using the car as a shield.
Unfortunately her dash across the road was a little early and after racing up the other side failed to catch the springbok. Her siblings came down and eventually joined him before they all left over the western dune.

Erela


Ekon (left) and Eileen (right)


Erela