Kgalagadi Cheetah Sightings - CURRENT

[Mel]

Hanri with Misty & Miles

09/10/2021 at Montrose

(Warning - some of the photos are a bit graphic)

Time to get serious.





SUCCESS! From my vantage point it appeared the kids took it down, as mom had gone after another springbok, chasing it further south. After a bit of time, she rejoined the teenagers who were resting. (Please correct if other info. is available.)

After an exhaustive chase, a much needed rest was taken to catch their breaths.



Next task, drag the heavy carcass into the shade.









Time to enjoy the meal they had worked so hard for.











I ended up spending over 3 hours with them, and left feeling the future for these 3 looks bright. Great teamwork!

[Mel]

Hanri with Misty & Miles

14/10/2021 close to Urikaruus camp

Edit: Cub 1 is Miles, cub 2 is Misty

After Grootkolk it was back to Uri (reg. cabin), [...] Drives in the area were productive, in that one of my mornings began with me once again having Hanri and cubs all to myself, just south of Uri.

Hanri






Cub 1






Cub 2





After walking briefly down the road, they disappeared over the dune.

[Mel]

Hanri with Misty & Miles

03/04/22 @ 7.39 am just after Rooibrak waterhole
We travelled with them until after Montrose waterhole before they moved off into the dunes to the east.

The family from left to right: Misty, Miles, Hanri

The grass was so high!

Fun and games

A TLC moment

[Mel]

The Musketeers

04/04/22 @7.53 am close to the southern entrance of the 14th loop
Some marking and posing and then they were gone...

Athos

D'Artagnan

D'Artagnan left, Porthos right

[Mel]

Corinne & Cubs

10/04/2022 - 5 km south of Melkvlei

[Mel]

Corinne & Cubs

11/04/2022 - 2 km north of Kij Kij

[Mel]

Gina's Boys

13/04/2022 - 2 km south of Rooiputs

[Mel]

The Musketeers

14/04/2022 - just when you come up the last dune before heading down to Sitza's

[Lisbeth]

The curious story of Lizzie and her overlapping litters

[GavinW]

Hanri with Misty & Miles

On our most recent trip to the park in May/June we saw about 20 individual cheetah. Some close by and others far away.

On 29 May we saw these three just near Melkvlei