~ In the lowest light where moderate visibility remains, we pulled up to a flat grassy area in the midst of which was not one, but two cheetahs! Extraordinary! The one major species we hadn't encountered throughout the safari was before us, in the waning moments of the final game drive. It seemed like an improbable event in a novel, yet there they lay, grooming one another, their pink tongues discernible in the camera viewfinder. The camera's high ISO setting was indispensable under such conditions. Anthony and I were delighted that XU Ni would leave Kenya having observed and photographed all of the major species about which he'd read.
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Categories & Keywords
Category:Animals
Subcategory:Big Cats
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Keywords:Acinonyx jubatus, Cheetah, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II, EOS 1D X, Kenya, Samburu National Reserve, 肯尼亚