African Safari Page #3
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- 2013
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photo safaris often take place
in fenced-in games reserves
that have been re-stocked
with wild animals.
It is not unusual to see the big five
in a single day.
But it can take a lot of
driving and patience
to find what you are looking for
in the real African wilderness.
And this is certainly true for cheetah.
The plains at the foot
of the Waterberg plateau,
teaming with antelope
for cheetah.
But the tall grass makes it difficult
for us to spot them.
So we ask Dany
to do a quick survey of the area
from the air before sunset.
It is Kevin's turn to fly.
Mara, Mara do you copy!
- Loud and clear!
- Okay.
Soon after take off,
the wind comes up unexpectedly,
pushing the balloon towards
the acacia forest bordering the plains.
would spell disaster
and shred the balloon to pieces.
We have to brace for a rough landing.
Hey Kevin, what's happening!
Are you landing?
We've got a little bit of a situation.
Wind Shift,
we are being push towards
the acacia trees.
We're gonna go down...
It's an emergency.
We're going too fast!
It's going to be rough.
Kevin, you're not hurt?
No, I'm OK. I am fine!
Thanks, I am fine.
What a wind shift,
I didn't see it coming...
Yes.
The next morning,
with the help of the Cheetah
Conservation Fund researchers
we head for an area
where several predators
have been spotted earlier in the day.
This is a really exciting
opportunity for me.
I have done a lot of work with lions
and hyenas,
but I never had a chance
to observe cheetahs at such close range
in the wild before.
This could be the day.
Look over there... a cheetah.
What is he chasing?
Well, I don't see anything.
Still running.
Maybe he is chasing us.
Yeah, could be.
I am just going to
give him some space...
He seems a bit aground.
I'll give him a bit of a wide berth.
That must be the tree.
Yeah, I am just gonna
get in a bit closer.
Look at that, our timing is perfect.
It is the first time in my life
I've seen a cheetah in a tree.
Yeah, it's unusual.
Look, cubs in the grass.
I didn't even see them there.
I was too busy looking up.
Contrary to leopards who spend most
of their days in trees,
cheetah only use them
briefly as vantage point
to scan the plains for potential prey.
The oryx she spotted
are certainly too big for a lone cheetah
but a coalition of two or three of them
could probably take such
a big antelope down.
in national parks
and private game reserves,
for them to hunt.
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