The two male cheetah brothers, great studies in symmetry, are territorial in our areas on the plains between Sabora, Faru and Sasakwa. They concentrate their hunts on bigger prey, and are often seen tracking down juvenile and sub-adult wildebeest calves. Working as a team allows them the best chance to catch and subdue this bigger prey.

The brothers showed their adaptability though and towards the end of the month took on a tiny Thommie lamb, no older than about a month. The little lamb held its own for longer than expected, jinxing and jiving, attempting to throw the bigger and faster predator off of its track, but in the end the second male arrived and swiftly cut off an escape route and dispatched of the youngster.

What was probably most memorable about this exciting hunt was the arrival of the two tawny eagles, within seconds! Obviously perched on a nearby tree
catching the morning suns rays – they arrived before the lamb was even dead! Not a minute later a single lappet-faced vulture then followed the smaller birds in and even kicked one of them off of his perch!