World Cheetah day........celebrating "Campari" and family.

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marc

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Celebrating World Cheetah Day, with only 6700 cheetahs left on the planet, this graceful speedster needs all the help we can offer.
Cheetahs face extinction pressure from climate change, hunting by humans, and habitat destruction, which is reducing the size of their populations. Cheetahs' own genes also pose a challenge to their continued survival. Cheetahs have a low rate of reproductive success, meaning that as a species they are not always able to reproduce. With fewer offspring, the population can neither grow nor adapt to changes in the environment.


Campari and family.

6.46am and "Campari", mother to 3 x 5 month old cubs (one behind the mound) is up early and ready to start the day on the open plains of Namiri- Serengeti, TZ.

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Campari sunrise.

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Tai Chi golden lit workout.

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Sparring cubs

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Family portrait (granted I'm a little tight for lower room.)

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Cheers
Marc
 
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marc said:
Celebrating World Cheetah Day, with only 6700 cheetahs left on the planet, this graceful speedster needs all the help we can offer.
With man's insatiable appetite for land, habitat loss is the number one culprit for their demise.


Campari and family.

6.46am and "Campari", mother to 3 x 5 month old cubs (one behind the mound) is up early and ready to start the day on the open plains of Namiri- Serengeti, TZ.

Nikon D5
Nikkor 400E FL VR f/2.8
f/5.6
1/1250s
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Campari sunrise.

Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
f/6.3
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Tai Chi golden lit workout.

Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
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Sparring cubs

Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR f/2.8
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ISO 450

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Family portrait (granted I'm a little tight for lower room.)

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f/5.6
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Cheers
Marc
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Wow Marc, you always bring home the Olympic Gold quality shots ! Wonderful studies of an awesome cat .
 
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Simply stunning Marc they are all fabulous images but if I had to pick a winner i`d say number 1 closely followed by Number 5 .. With only 6700 left in the world today I would imagine they on the endangered species list ?

Thank you for sharing these


Harry.G
 
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GREEN!! 😍 👌 👌 😍 Just wonderful images of this hunting-leopard as we call them, directly translated. Still my wishlist images to get the youngsters in great light an open! Sigh!
Now that last one, that screams WALLHANGER!
 
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@Harry.G

Harry.G said:
Simply stunning Marc they are all fabulous images but if I had to pick a winner i`d say number 1 closely followed by Number 5 .. With only 6700 left in the world today I would imagine they on the endangered species list ?

Thank you for sharing these


Harry.G
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The current IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Red listing for Cheetah is still @ Threatened level with plans for it to be (rightly) raised to Endangered.
 
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These are just perfect!
Having been to East Africa twice, I know the excitement one feels when seeing the big cats. While lions emit a sense of power and leopards exude stealth, both pale in comparison to the grace and beauty of cheetahs... here's to hoping they begin to thrive in the future.
 
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Once gain a stunning series Marc. Love everyone of them. It is so sad to learn of the demise of so many wild cats. I didn’t know cheetahs had such low numbers. Am I correct in assuming they don’t breed well in captivity like some other cats?
 
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@Kathy G
Many thanks.
A recent 2016 Smithsonian study answers your question:

The planet’s last stronghold of wild cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) is losing genetic diversity at an alarming rate according to a new study from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) and partners published June 21 in the journal Biological Conservation. This is in direct contrast with the population of cheetahs in zoos, which is as genetically diverse as it was 30 years ago because of cooperative and strategically managed breeding programs, including the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Cheetah Species Survival Plan.
 
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That is so sad regarding the wild population but good news for captivated breeding. I wonder how difficult it is to transfer captive bred cats into the wild.
Thanks for the info Marc
 
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