With the demise of the original male Cheetah that was introduced to the Reserve a replacement was introduced in the form of a coalition of two large males. As per protocol they spent some time in the boma before recently being released. A few days ago I came upon their tracks and was fortunate to catch up and spend a couple of hours with them They had been moving along the fence line, acclimatising themselves with the property when they had come across the male from the next door Reserve. An ongoing standoff ensued with much hissing and movement up ans down that section as close to the fence as possible Our collared male getting acquainted with the fence and the neighbour. The tracking collar is a management tool used to monitor their whereabouts and check all is well as they settle onto the property He looks back at me as I sit and observe him from my vehicle Hissing at the neighbouring male that is so close but so far He takes a bit of a break from proceedings He also takes time to carry out some important scent marking in their new territory The non collared male approaching the fence to assess the other male They need to make a kill looking at how empty they are constant movement along the fenceline My first images with the two in the frame Moving on down the line
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