Rainy Day in Samara

Today was a very overcast and rainy day. It started raining in the morning, and hasn’t stopped yet. We were inside for most of the day, but decided we needed to do something, so we went on another search for Sabella. Surprisingly, it didn’t take long at all to find her. When we got to her she was eating a freshly killed Duiker, which is a very small antelope that normally roams around the thick bush. Since there is not many areas of flat grassland, which is normally the ideal area for cheetah to use their speed to hunt, Sabella and the other cheetah on the property use more of a stalking method of hunting. We watched Sabella eat the Duiker for about an hour, and when we left she had nearly stripped all the flesh off of the animal. Unfortunately since it was raining, I didn’t bring my camera along to get a good picture, but I’m sure this won’t be the last time I see her eating. She usually eats twice a week if its small prey like a Duiker, and once a week if she manages to kill a larger antelope like a Kudu. I think we’re going to stay indoors for the rest of the day and warm up. Hopefully tomorrow brings blue skies.