Kgalagadi Cheetah Sightings

[Mel]

Top Cat Gang

07/12/2015 - North of Rooiputs

A few km north of Rooiputs we finally found 3 cheetahs in the road. They did not stay to long and headed towards Botswana side.

Benny
© Bushveld Jock & PRWIN

Choo on the left
© Bushveld Jock & PRWIN

[Mel]

Top Cat Gang

08/12/2015 - South of Kij Kij

About halfway between Rooiputs and Kij-Kij we spotted the 3 cheetahs of the previous day again. This time they were totally relaxed and with no other cars we spent quite a bit of time with them and followed them until Kij-Kij water hole was in sight.

When they got about 500 meters from the water hole the one cheetah got into a tree followed by another one staring at the springbok drinking water at Kij-Kij. Some of the springbok moved more south in the direction on the cheetah which will make any easy hunt for the three. As we were hoping for something to happen a lion started roaring causing the cheetahs to flee towards the dunes heading west. Poor cheetahs had to miss out on a good meal.

Benny
© Bushveld Jock & PRWIN

Choo
© Bushveld Jock & PRWIN

Benny
© Bushveld Jock & PRWIN

Fancy
© Bushveld Jock & PRWIN

Fancy in the back, Choo in the front
© Bushveld Jock & PRWIN

Fancy
© Bushveld Jock & PRWIN

[nan]

Elzette & Wesco
(Bedi's offspring)

North Grootkolk, 20.1.2016 - 10h50 (for about one hour)

Elzette is the female with the white tail tip, Wesco the male with no white on his tail tip.



















move a lot, in all directions
it seems just finished diner and a Gnu was around

[nan]

Hanri

3,8km South KTC, 26.1.2016 11h, 1 female harrased by 16 Giraffes

[nan]

Star - probably with three grown cubs

South Urikaruus 4 Cheetahs (1 with a wound) - 28.1.2016 - 13h30-14h













Star

[nan]

Star - probably with three grown cubs

South Urikaruus (1 wound-1 skinny) same date 28.1.2016 - 15h-16h20

Star













Star

Star

[nan]

Hanri

Montrose 30.1.2016 - 1 Cheetah 9h15-9h30

[nan]

Hanri

South KTC 1 Cheetah + kill 17.2.2016 9h15 + 14h





not easy

[nan]

Muskateers

14th upper road - 4 Cheetahs - 21.2.2016 - 9h30-10h30

Athos

Athos

Aramis

Aramis

Aramis



D'Artagnan

D'Artagnan







Porthos

Porthos

[nan]

Top Cat Gang

1km North T-junction KK 3 Cheetahs – 24.2.2016 - 12h20-16h40
stayed very long time to have all the legs

Benny left, Fancy behind him, Choo right


Fancy getting up


Francy stretching


Fancy standing


Benny left, Fancy right, Choo behind Fancy






A gnu!


Fancy getting up


Fancy standing


Benny sitting


Benny standing


Benny standing




I have +/- the legs of 2 of them, the third refusated to stand up