Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera 40-150mm f/2.8 Lens at 150mm 1/640 sec at f/6.3, ISO 3200
Two Cheetahs scanning the area for potential prey All the photos in this blog post were taken with an Olympus OM-D E-M1X camera with a 40-150mm f/2.8 Lens attached.
1/640 sec at f/6.3, ISO 4000 zoomed to 150mm
This Cheetah was usually out of sight, but would raise the head aperiodically to scan for prey. The cheetah is the world’s fastest land mammal. They hunt during the daylight.
1/640 sec at f/6.3, ISO 4000 zoomed to 150mm
The long tail, used as a rudder during high-speed chases, also popped up for this look around the environment.
1/1000 sec at f/9, ISO 640 zoomed to 95mm
Different cheetahs. The adult is teaching the cub to hunt. The adult caught an immature gazelle but did not kill it. The cub is approaching to examine the catch.
1/1000 sec at f/9, ISO 1000 75mm 40-150 zoomed to 75mm
The gazelle is not immobile. Shortly after this photo was taken, the gazelle jumped up and started running away. Apparently that was the intent of the adult cheetah.
1/1000 sec at f/9, ISO 800 zoomed to 120mm
The cub is now chasing the young gazelle and the adult is following. The cub was unable to catch the gazelle and stopped chasing. The adult then resumed the chase and captured the gazelle again.
1/400 sec at f/7.1, ISO 160 zoomed to 130mm
The adult recaptured the immature gazelle and killed it this time. Because of their short teeth, cheetahs must kill prey by suffocation.
1/800 sec at f/5.6, ISO 160 zoomed to 100mm
The cub inspects the prey it could not catch.
1/800 sec at f/5.6, ISO250 zoomed to 95mm
Adult and cub scanning for other predators that may try to steal their catch.
1/640 sec at f/9, ISO 500 zoomed to 43 mm
The adult is recovering from the two chases of the gazells while the cub is repositioning the catch.
