Located in Zululand, the Forest, Vlei, Mountain and Rock lodges of Phinda Private Game Reserve are well placed to experience the extraordinary diversity of a region boasting no less than seven ecosystems.
Cheetah on a kudu kill
Driving on the marsh, Thulani one of the other forest rangers called in a cheetah with five cubs. Arriving at the sighting, there it was, a cheetah and her five cubs feeding of a fully grown kudu cow. The carcass looked to be killed the previous day and what we know about cheetahs, they dont scavange. This single mother killed this kudu all on her own. This was a first for me seeing a chhetah eating on such a big antelope. Normally cheetahs dont kill big antelope like kudus but often goes for the medium sized ones like impala and nyala females. This female is also remarkable having adopted one cub from another female. Four of the cubs is around eight months and the adopted one around ten months. Special thanks to Laila Waters for her fotos due to Murpys law with my batteries being flat.
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