Cheetah and 4 cubs kill reedbuck

The cheetah and her 4 cubs had disappeared...tracks heading straight into the thick bush and leaving not a trace. Dan and I took a drive around the block our eyes searching for any signs of life. It was only when Mike Karantonis talk a walk in did we know that the cubs were still there. Not for long however as the mother took an opportunity to slip by unabaited and was next spotted dragging a struggling reedbuck onto the road, her 4 cubs closely in tow. As the reedbuck stopped struggling and the cubs bounded onto the dead antelope, the mother lay down, exhausted and shivering for the next half hour. It was only then that she had the energy to drag the carcass off the road and start to feed on it with her young.

Posted: Phinda by Rich Laburn, Date: 24 September 2007