A2A Safaris - wild catshttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/tags/wild-catsenA Cheetah Kill at Singita Faru Faru Lodgehttps://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/a-cheetah-kill-singita-faru-faru-lodge<div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><a href="http://singita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CL0T6988.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8199" alt="Cheetah kill at Singita Faru Faru Lodge | Marlon du Toit" src="http://singita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CL0T6988.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Photographer and Singita Field Guide, <a href="http://singita.com/?s=marlon+du+toit" target="_blank">Marlon du Toit</a>, is traveling through Tanzania, visiting Singita’s lodges and camps in the area. Most recently, he has been at <a href="http://singita.com/faru-faru-lodge/" target="_blank">Singita Faru Faru Lodge</a> where he was fortunate enough to spot a cheetah in action on the plains of the Serengeti:</p>
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<p>“We spied this particular male cheetah reclining in the shade of a prominant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalbergia" target="_blank">Dhalbergia tree</a>. He looked very comfortable so we weren’t sure whether we were in for any excitement, but we got far more than we hoped for!</p>
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<p>The thought had hardly crossed my mind when he stood up, stretched and started with his afternoon patrol. He seemed focused on marking his territory which came as no surprise considering all the rain we have had here at <a href="http://singita.com/regions/singita-grumeti/" target="_blank">Singita Grumeti</a> and would have washed away previous scent-postings. He moved south and although he passed a few herds of gazelle, they were quite far away so he paid them little attention.</p>
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<p>Then his whole body posture changed. His eyes opened wide and his head lowered. As I looked up towards where his eyes were fixed I spotted a herd of about twenty wildebeest. He wasted no time at all and within seconds his ambling gait turned into full velocity sprint as he opened up the after-burners in pursuit of the now fleeing wildebeest. Cheetah can achieve speeds of over 100km/h and I am pretty sure he was not far off his top speed. In a cloud of dust and flurry of legs he wrestled one sub-adult wildebeest to the ground and within in less than 10 seconds it was all over.</p>
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<p>After subduing his prey, he sat up and scoured the surrounding area to see if there were any other larger predators attracted by all the commotion, but the coast was clear and after getting his breath back he began to feed.</p>
<p>What an amazing last day here on assignment at Singita Faru Faru Lodge.”</p>
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<p><em>Singita Faru Faru Lodge is set in Grumeti in northern Tanzania, forming part of the Serengeti Mara ecosystem. Built on a gently sloping hill, the lodge is a mix of contemporary, organic style and the quirky practicality of a traditional botanist’s camp. With such close proximity to the river and plains, guests have the unique opportunity to experience a very close connection with the wilderness.</em></p>
<p><em>You can also read Marlon’s <a href="http://singita.com/blog/snapshots-from-singita-lamai/" target="_blank">previous blog post from Singita Lamai</a>. Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/singita.gamereserves" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Singita_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/singita_" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for more regular updates.</em></p>
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