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Cheetah Kgal sillo

Early one morning during our morning game drive in the park, just after we left our campsite, we came across a cheetah walking across the road. The cheetah decided to walk up a dune to get a better view of the immediate environment and some possible prey. The cheetah stopped on top of the dune to scan the area on the other side of the dune. That gave me the opportunity to capture it against the early morning clouds.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: South Africa
Camera: ILCE-1
Copyright: © Willem Kruger