Travelogue Tanzania 2009
The best pictures – Cheetahs

The only two cheetahs we saw lived in Ngorongoro Crater. Our guide supposed that they were brothers. The two cats showed off perfectly and it seemed that they really enjoyed the attention.

Tanzania - two cheetahs
Here we come.
Tanzania - two cheetahs
They appeared on the stage and decided to first let the tourists wait a bit.
Tanzania - Two cheetahs sit quietly together and can be admired by tourists in a whole group of jeeps.
wide angle shot
Tanzania - Two cheetahs let tourists in a whole group of jeeps admire them.
Then they came closer to get some admiration. Of course they came closest to our jeep.
Tanzania - a lying cheetah
close up
Tanzania - A cheetah drinks from a puddle.
then a quick drink
Tanzania - A cheetah and Volker look in the same direction, Volker sees nothing.
And then focus on hunting again. The eyes of the cheetah have to be damn good because I saw nothing through my binoculars.

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