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on Cheetah Family Have Close Call With The Ntsevu Pride- Virtual Safari #256

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Need to ask, where did those on foot go while this action was ensuing? And, I’m assuming this cheetah and three cubs is the same family we saw with Megan and V towards the end of September? It’s so great to see how much they have grown. And, that the three have survived. Thank you for sharing so much of Londolozi with all of us.

As I arrived there I collected them and they were in the vehicle with me throughout the entire sighting. Yes, it is the same cheetah family that you would have seen. They are growing so quickly and the mother has done a great job to get them to this age.

WOW that was incredible. I am beyond thrilled that the cheetah family made it out of that encounter no worse for wear & was so happy to see those Ntsevu cubs as well. We were there at the end of September and were blessed to see the cheetah family as well as the Ntsevu pride. The Ntsevu cubs had very bad mange, so it’s amazing to see them doing so well. I so look forward to these virtual safari’s & the daily updates. Thank you.

Sean, what an amazing video. I really enjoyed seeing the cheetah’s and lions. The pesky vultures do set off the alarm bells in the bush. Thank you for sharing.

Wow what a heartbeat! Lions were visibly interested in the impala ram only, thanks to the cheetah family… what a loss for the mother, as it is difficult ans dangerous to hunt big prey. But it seems that lions don’t worry so much about cheetah as they do with leopards. The way they mean to destroy them makes goosebumps…

Hi Sean, I am very glad that not one of the Cheetah family were killed or injured. They were unlucky to lose their hard earned kill to the lions and cubs. That cub creeping under it’s mother front leg, too cute. Best of all the vultures will not get anything, because they are the whistle blowers on the kill. Fantastic video, thanks Sean.

Sean, just wow! Lions are always great to see but the stars this week are Makhatini and her three growing cubs. However seeing her take down that massive ram and barely pull it into the “safety” of the brush, was bittersweet. It would have been a filling meal for the four of them but nature had other plans, thanks to the Eagle-eyed vultures. I can only hope after recovering from the chase and takedown of the ram and then scurrying away when the lions rushed in, she was able to manage another decent kill. I’m just glad the four of them are okay for now after remembering what happened to Nkoveni’s female cub.

Sean, The lionesses close-ups were great. I just wish the cheetahs had a meal first. They deserved it!

The cheetah family was indeed so lucky to have escaped the lions’ attack. What a pity that they lost their prey in the altercation with those lions.

It is a pity that they lost their meal but at least none of them were caught.

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