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Cheetah and cubs

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While in Kenya, I found a little cheetah family: A mother and her 5 cubs (only a few weeks old).

Cheetah and cubs - Copyright (C) 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Cheetah and cubs – Copyright (C) 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Cheetah and cubs - Copyright (C) 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Cheetah and cubs – Copyright (C) 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Cheetah and cubs - Copyright (C) 2008 Yves Roumazeilles
Cheetah and cubs – Copyright (C) 2008 Yves Roumazeilles

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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus, Guépard, Guepardo), Masai Mara, Kenya, September 2008.

Unfortunately, from what I heard, three of the cubs have been killed by hyenas a few days after we left Kenya. Wonderful little furry animals are not only cute; They are a prey for larger less nice predators.

The other cubs will grow up to become very fast killers, too.

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