Monday, 20 June 2011

Big Cats in Africa

When I was training as a field guide and tracker, I recall a time just like with this clip on cheetahs. sitting on top of a termite mound in Africa.
Our bush instructor took us to where he saw two cheetahs sitting and waiting, they were also on top of a termite mound and we were able to get within 10 ft of them without any fear. We were trained of course in game ranging and how to use rifles, but when you learn animal biology, you begin to think and act like them and a communication develops between them and yourself, as if they will inform you through body language how far you can come and what the boundaries are. it is amazing and not easy to describe in words. Seeing is believing.
Soon after sunset, as we waited they got up and begun to  stalk and were in hunting mode. They actually allowed us to follow right behind and our bush tutor explained they were using us to scare the prey out of the undergrowth. Suddenly they saw their prey and off they ran over 6o mph.Breath taking and wonderful. Gods creation in its perfect form and without fault

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