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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Kill Only When You Are Hungry

Okay, I admit it. I cannot resist! Here is another of the goodies that my sister sends to me from the Internet:
The law of the wild says kill only when you are hungry!!!

Photographer Michel Denis-Huot, who captured these amazing pictures on safari in Kenya 's Masai Mara in October last year, said he was astounded by what he saw:
"These three cheetah brothers have been living together since they left their mother at about 18 months old," he said. "On the morning we saw them, they seemed not to be hungry, walking quickly but stopping sometimes to play together. At one point, they met a group of impala who ran away. But one youngster was not quick enough and the brothers caught it easily".

These extraordinary scenes followed.






































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  1. JaneAugust 25, 2010 at 2:18 AM

    Amazing photographs!

    Jane

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  2. Elizabeth MahlouAugust 25, 2010 at 6:41 AM

    Aren't they? Both the content and the quality. The photographer is quite good --- I want to see what else he has photographed.

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  3. KarenAugust 25, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    Now, I just love these....

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  4. Hilary Melton-ButcherAugust 25, 2010 at 11:13 PM

    Hi Elizabeth .. absolutely superb .. cheetah are amazing creatures .. beautiful to see close up - nature is wonderful ...

    and I'm so pleased your sister sent you these .. thanks for sharing with us - Hilary

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  5. Beth NiquetteAugust 26, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    I've never seen such a thing! Wow--that's amazing. I can hardly believe what the pictures depict. Goodness gracious!

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  6. Elizabeth MahlouAugust 26, 2010 at 8:11 PM

    Karen and Hilary, me, too!

    Beth, I agree, utterly amazing!

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  7. Betsy Banks AdamsAugust 27, 2010 at 5:24 AM

    Wow Elizabeth... Those are tremendous photos. Seeing them together like that reminds me of the saying: "Why can't we ALL just get along?" Why do we have to fight and bicker constantly as PEOPLE??? We're not like animals --that kill other animals because they are hungry. We have no excuse for killing others... Why do we live in such a cruel world????

    Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  8. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyAugust 27, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    Oh wow! That's amazing!! I've not seen anything like this!

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  9. Elizabeth MahlouAugust 29, 2010 at 1:01 AM

    Betsy, could questions. I have no answers. It is incomprehensible to me.

    Lynda, me neither! (Recently, I saw a video of a cheetah raising a monkey cub. Guess we need to give cheetahs more credit than we usually do!)

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