29 April 2014, Orpen Rest Camp, Kruger National Park
We had a long drive southwards today, moving from Shingwedzi to Orpen Rest Camp in the central Kruger National Park. A long drive, but richly rewarded, with sightings of hyena, jackal, lion, elephants (including big tusker Masthulele), various antelope, warthogs, zebras, giraffes, baboons and monkeys.
And to cap off our day, a splendid cheetah sighting at sundown…
DeWetsWild 
Amazing shot!
Thank you kindly, and welcome here!
Perfect. Just love cheetahs. When I was growing up in Rhodesia our neighbors had a pair of cheetahs that they used to walk on leashes until they grew too large. Lovely Dries 🙂
Wow Joey! I’m sure you wouldn’t be hassled by many people while walking your two cheetahs down the street!
Just stunning! I can’t imagine what it is like to see these beautiful animals in the wild. My biggest thrill where I live is seeing deer crossing the road. Not quite the same thing 😉
An absolute privilege to encounter special animals like these Stacy, and even those deer of yours! It’s wonderful that there still are some remnants of nature all around us in quite different parts of the world!
Such an incredibly gorgeous animal.
That it is Maralee!
What a great way to end your day.
Can’t think of many better ways P J B!
Seems ideal to me too 🙂
Think I’ve chosen the wrong place to take wildlife photos 🙂
When you’ve completed your Australian collection you can move here Maurice 😉
Working on it Dries, working on it 🙂
Indeed a wonderful, not to say FABULOUS day !! I believe I’ve actually heard mention of Masthulele on TV somewhere – d’you think that’d be right ? Would he be in documentaries ?
Masthulele certainly ought to be in documentaries Margaret-Rose, though if he’s been I am unaware of it. Here’s a photo of him we took during a visit in September last year:
Magic sighting. When we went to Orpen, many many years ago, we saw impala. Lots of impala. Lots and lots of impala. Nothing else. 🙂
The impalas are still here in numbers, and the predators have noticed it too 😉
Wow. I love cheetahs. here at the Richmond zoo, a cheetah gave birth to six cubs! it was so exciting. A “cheetah cam” was installed so people could see them growing, being fed, etc. Last month, they were big enough that they and their mom were allowed out of the restricted area and into the general area. they are so gorgeous. and when they run….incredible. it has been such a joy watching them grow and now playing with each other, playing with balls, rough housing with their parents. The area for the cheetahs is a natural area. People are kept a distance but can still watch them closer on a screen in an area that several cameras broadcast too. They are such beautiful creatures. it is a joy to see them.
They’re beautiful animals, aren’t they Kanzensakura!
Yes they are. They absolutely take my breath away.