i Followed this mother & two 7-8 month old cubs for a few weeks every day all day, i witnessed many hunts but she liked the long grass most of the time, on this occasion they moved to the short grasses on paradise plains in the Masai Mara Kenya, The Cheetah in the BG is one of the cubs maybe even faster than her mum!!
Poor little "wiglet" did they get it, or did Mum and Dad get them? I remember seeing a Cheetah badly scratched and exiting stage left after an attack by a good mother.
Nice to see the cub looking towards you and Mum and Dad Warthog coming to the rescue in the BG.
Great image do you have any more shot info?
Last edited by Ken Watkins; 06-03-2010 at 08:38 AM.
Hi Ken,
Poor little pigy didn't have a chance:(, i have seen a lot of Cheetah hunts but these cheetahs to me seemed super fast! this was there 3r'd attempt as they were chased by other angry Mums & Dads all morning
ken,
Lovely action. It is good that you mentioned the weeks you had been waiting for this one. Most often the perseverance of the wildlife photographer is not noticed by people.
What was the aperture used? Lightening the two warthogs in the background would be good.