Two Cheetahs vs. Wildebeest | National Geographic

seasonal rains bring renewed life to
this parched land attracting a herd of
wildebeest eager to feast on the
succulent sweet grasses that grow in the
rains wait over one and a half million
wildebeest make this trek each year part
of the great migration that takes the
beasts through Kenya and Tanzania but
the journey is not without perils and
today’s stopping place happens to be
within the territory of two young male
cheetahs cheetahs are normally solitary
creatures living a nomadic life however
male cheetahs especially litter mates
will sometimes live together in
coalition’s and maintain a territory
well known is the fastest land mammal
cheetahs can go from zero to 60 miles
per hour in just three seconds fast
enough when lucky to overtake a lone
wildebeest the two males size up the
situation
without warning the cheetah bolts and
locks on to his intended target its
hunting partner joins in and the
struggle to bring down the hapless
wildebeest ensues a cheetah kills its
large prey by grabbing the victim by its
throat and suffocates
despite their speed and agility they are
successful hunters only about half of
the time in the end success is with the
Cheetahs the rest of the wildebeest herd
looks on they do not come to the aid of
the downfall the cheetahs will enjoy
their meal and many others like it
during this time of Plenty but soon the
rains will end and the herd will again
move on as this great migration
continues
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