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Published: 2014-06-08 15:57:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 1461; Favourites: 147; Downloads: 29
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Photo taken in March, 2014 @ Koninklijke Burgers' Zoo, The NetherlandsJust before we left, the sun shone finally shone down after a more than dreary day, bathing mother Cheetah in the rays of light.
Personally, I think this could be one of the best photos I've taken of a Cheetah
Species: Cheetah (Jachtluipaard)
Latin name: Acinonyx Jubatus
Originates from Africa and the Middle East.
Current status: Vulnerable
Did you know:
…The Cheetah can clock in to 112 to 120 km/h (70 to 75 mph), making it the fasted land animal on the planet, covering 500 meters (1,600 ft) in short burst, and being able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in three seconds.
…It is one of the few Felids with semi-retractable claws.
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Comments: 22
yes this is quite beautiful but to me it looks stuffed for some reason?maybe its just my weird eyes... ive been on the internet for too long ._.
anyway great pic!
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Haha, no stuffed animals with me
Thanks!
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lolz ur welcome x3
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I agree! One of the best cheetah shots that I've ever seen! Frankly, I'm quite envious of you for it while at the same time so delighted for you that you got the shot!!!! Man, what a great piece of work! The lighting is absolutely perfect!!!!! Clear and sharp too!
Excellent!
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That's exactly how I often feel when I see photos of people like you and other awesome zoo photographers 
Thank you so much for the absolutely nicest compliment 
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Oh, I'd simply die to take a shot like this!!!! You must enter this in some competitions!!!!
And thank you so very much for the lovely but undeserved compliment!!! I must say, you made my day! 
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I can imagine it won't take long to succeed
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Thank you! I was really lucky the sun caught this well on her face at this last moment of my visit
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Lovely job! You got the light right in the eyes! That's a gorgeous cheetah. I miss photographing them, the Philly Zoo where I used to go to photograph them but up some huge, ugly fence around the enclosure and now it's darned near impossible to even see them. 
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Some enclosures are made in such ways, that it's become really hard to photograph them 
And thanks, Ami, a compliment like that coming from you really means a lot
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You're welcome! I was overdue for a look at your gallery!
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