De Wildt Cheetah Farm
Last week Leith and I decided to go check out the De Wildt Cheetah Research Centre in the North West Province. We booked the Tuesday tour as we wanted to see the Cheetah Run - which they do every Tuesday and Thursday. I must admit that I didn’t think we would be watching the cheetahs run without there being a fence between us. One of the rules is that you don’t crouch down when taking photographs as the cheetah may mistake you for the target (I thought that was a good rule). It really was incredible to see these beautiful creatures doing what they do so well. In one step they can cover between 2.5 - 3 meters. Here is a photo of one of their ambassador cheetahs captured mid-air in a high speed chase.
The De Wildt Farm also breeds another endangered animal of Africa - the Wild Dog. These animals have fantastic camouflage, in the photo below you can see what I mean …
Ok - so the ostrich may not be endangered but they are an African Classic …
Leave your response!