Cheetah cub did not survive
Haven't been reading the Kwando sightings reports but heard this morning from Spencer the "show-stopping" cheetah cub that were seen at Lebala for the last almost a year, got killed. His not sure what happened, My last months at Lebala I had countless opportunities to watch and photograph mother and cub.Truly sad because she was destined to be on the "catwalk" for the photographers
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devastating news.............
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Hi Alwyn,
Yes - it was devastating when I learnt of this. I spent a lot of time with the female cheetah and cub in Sept/Oct and then all of a sudden end of October he disappeared. and Yes again, agree with the "cat walk" comment. Regards, Hari |
http://www.pbase.com/haris_7/lebala_october_2008
Here's some pics of the duo from Sept/Oct. Rgds Hari |
Hari,
Your photos are absolutely stunning. Especially your beloved Cheetah... |
Pangolin, Hari!
And, I'm so sorry about the cheetah cub - there aren't enough of them! |
Hari,
I love all your pictures. It's so sad to loose any cheetah. Every single cheetah counts. I'm looking forward to my first visit to Kwando camps this March: Kwara, Lagoon and Lebala. |
Wonderful photos, Hari. Now I know what I missed when I arrived at Lebala towards the end of October and Spencer told me that the cub had disappeared.
Jan |
Oh no, devastating news. I wonder what happened. So sad.
Wonderful pics Hari, but so sad to hear the outcome. :( |
Thanks, all for your kind words - appreciate your comments RE the pics.
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Hi Hari
Some nice images there. I see you have a Nikon D200 now, welcome to the Nikon club! ;-) What lens combination's did you use? Cheers Marc |
Thanks, Marc - I think I used the 80-400VR with the D300. With the D200 possibly, the 70-300VR....... I carried both of them for just in case!
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Hi safarimama,
What dates might you be at Kwara in March? |
Hari, I'll be at Kwara on 19 & 20 March. Will you be there? I would love to meet you.
Here's my full schedule: Sunday 15-Mar Deception Valley Lodge Monday 16-Mar Deception Valley Lodge Tuesday 17-Mar Xakanaxa Camp Wednesday 18-Mar Xakanaxa Camp Thursday 19-Mar Kwara Camp Friday 20-Mar Kwara Camp Saturday 21-Mar Lebala Camp Sunday 22-Mar Lebala Camp Monday 23-Mar Lagoon Camp Tuesday 24-Mar Lagoon Camp Wednesday 25-Mar Susuwe Island Lodge Thursday 26-Mar Susuwe Island Lodge Friday 27-Mar Susuwe Island Lodge Saturday 28-Mar Ntwala Island Lodge Sunday 29-Mar Ntwala Island Lodge Monday 30-Mar Ntwala Island Lodge Tuesday 31-Mar Kakuli Wednesday 1-Apr Kakuli Thursday 2-Apr Kapani Friday 3-Apr Kapani Saturday 4-Apr Sausage Tree Sunday 5-Apr Sausage Tree Monday 6-Apr Tongabezi Tuesday 7-Apr Tongabezi Wednesday 8-Apr Tongabezi |
Hi! Sounds like a nice itinerary including, Zambia. Will keep you posted of final dates shortly. I don't think I will be doing Lebala/Lagoon this time.
Regards, Hari |
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