Cheetahs sitting in fancy cars. Tigers running on the beach. Lions playing with chew toys. It’s easy to find images on social media of pet owners in Gulf countries flaunting their exotic animals—but in the future there likely won’t be as many posted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The country has banned residents from […]
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Lion Man Love
It was a crisp winter’s morning. Francolins were calling, announcing the unavoidable dawn that was breaking. The Land Rover engine was chugging along as we slowly crawled out of the lodge grounds of Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand (South Africa). Then the roaring of lions brought us on high alert. We […]
On The Hunt with land’s fastest predators
“Malaika is really special. I have never worked with a cheetah like her before. She is a wonderful mother and she is hunting every day.” These were the first encouraging words from Sammy Munene, as we sat beside a relaxed cheetah and her four cubs. The sun was just rising above Kenya’s Maasai Mara game […]
New photos offer rare glimpse of the mysterious Saharan Cheetah
The Saharan cheetah is one of the world’s rarest big cats. At face value, that isn’t all that surprising. Deserts are harsh environments that support few large herbivores, which means there are even fewer carnivores around. But if we’ve learned anything about ecology, it’s that healthy ecosystems require the survival of apex predators; they keep […]
Video: Cheetahs use film vehicle as look-out post
The Earth Touch crew filming in the Serengetti got much more than they bargained for when some cheetahs decided to use the roof of the vehicle as a lookout post. This is an unforgettable close encounter of the big cat kind on this latest episode of Crazy Cameramen. This video was first published by Earth […]
Video: On safari in Zimbabwe – with poachers turned gamekeepers
At dawn the bush comes to life. Birds sing, a lion roars and a tiny deer steps gingerly past my veranda. As the first rays of light touch the acacias, there is a soft voice by the canvas and a tea tray is set out. Soon after sunrise, I grab my camera and climb on […]
Race for Survival
Who will win in this race for survival? With fewer than 12,500 individuals left in the wild, the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is in a race for it’s very existence and perhaps in the long run on the losing end of this battle. With extremely high cub mortality rates, loss of habitat and poor defences in […]