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Lower your field glasses, kill the engine of your jeep —
there’s a pair of cheetahs, male and female, under the acacia
thornbush ahead. As the fierce sun beats down upon the grasslands
beyond, patches of light and shadow play upon the coats of these
great cats.... You’re as good as there at Kenya’s Masai
Mara Game Reserve, and celebrated wildlife artist Simon Combes
is your personal tour guide. As Simon points out, “Cheetahs
don‘t normally hunt in the middle of the day due to the
intense heat. This pair is probably having a mental battle over
whether to remain in the cool shade or sprint across the searing
plains, but the sighting of prey is surely a great temptation....” |