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Came across two cheetahs, the juvenile is on top of the mound and the adult is at the bottom in the shade |
Then a Thomson's gazelle wanders into the area (far left of the photo) |
Adult cheetah gets up to take a look |
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Decides to go into hunting mode |
Getting closer... |
Closer... |
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This is about the time the gazelle realizes he's screwed |
And the chase is on |
Lots of sharp cuts back and forth |
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Unfortunately, the chase went in the completely opposite direction from where I was |
Juvenile cheetah finally gets up and decides to move in |
The cheetah finally catches up and gets the gazelle by the throat. Entire thing probably took less than 10 seconds. |
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Super zoomed in view of the cheetah clamping down on the throat |
It looked like the juvenile was going to start eating while the adult recovered from the chase |
But then a troop of baboons moved in, and there's really not anything a winded cheetah can do against a pack of baboons. Baboons can be vicious. |
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So it was the baboons that actually ended up with the gazelle |
Super zoomed in shot of the baboon and the gazelle |
And the cheetahs, after all that effort to bring down the gazelle, are left with nothing |