We were privileged to see a very rare encounter, where three cheetahs confronted a leopard for territory. The leopard was in a tree when the cheetahs arrived on scene and decided he didn't want them there, so he climbed down and they proceeded to scream at each other.
The three cheetahs surrounded him and made aggressive moves, but no one ultimately made contact and the leopard skulked into the bushes and escaped. All the while I was shooting this I was muttering "Oh my god, oh my god...." hoping the leopard wouldn't kill the cheetahs.
In ten safari trips (and for our guide with 12 years' experience) we had never seen anything like this!
For those tracking the cheetahs, these were Amani's cubs which are now about 2 years old and on their own.
Thanks for looking,
BOB
Feb 11, 2020 at 03:00 PM
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