NOLA VICKERY, Cheetah Family (ANIMAL & NATURE 2024)

My first day in Serengeti NP, Tanzania was winding down. Wildlife had been varied and prolific, but no sightings of my favourite - the Cheetah. Then, just as we were heading back to our lodgings for the night, we found a female Cheetah with her 5 cubs right beside the track! I breathlessly observed them over the next 15 minutes and was in a world of ecstasy for the rest of the day.

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