Lion chases cheetah off kill

The cheetah was silently stalking an nyala in the broadleaf woodlands. A momentary pause before it sprinted out the lush grass and chased the nyala through the dense terrain dotted with tree trunks and thickets. The visual was lost and the sound of the bleeting nyala and a crash of bushes signalled its demise. Pip and myself relocated the vehicles to the sighting of the kill and watched as the North Pride Male lion wandered through the trees to the cheetah feeding. A moment later the lion sprinted at the unaware cheetah who took flight at the big male lion. After a few grunts and a sniff of the carcass, the lion turned and left leaving the unattended carcass for the cheetah to feed on later.

Posted: Phinda by Rich Laburn, Date: 6 July 2007