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Photo Results
Close encounter with a leopard
Close encounter with a leopard
At Phinda volunteers head out at night to track the elusive leopard. Once located and darted with a sedative, the volunteers help secure a radio collar and collect data on their condition
A walk in the bush with mum
A walk in the bush with mum
Each of the rhino's four stumpy feet has three toes, an ideal feature for tracking the world's largest land mammal (second to the elephant)
Tracking cheetah using telemetry
Tracking cheetah using telemetry
Tracking cheetah and leopard using telemetry equipment and traditional tracking techniques is the main focus at Zingela Predator Conservation Project
Cheetah at a kill
Cheetah at a kill
It is thought that cheetahs lose between approximately 10 to 15% of kills to the hyena.
Tracking cheetah on foot!
Tracking cheetah on foot!
Running at speeds between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph) puts a great deal of strain on the cheetah's body. When sprinting, the cheetah's body temperature becomes so high that it would be deadly to continue; this is why the cheetah is often seen resting after it has caught its prey.
Cheetah Kill
Cheetah Kill
The cheetah has an average hunting success rate of around 50% - half of its chases result in capture.
Porcupine Tracks
Porcupine Tracks
On the wildlife tracking course students use their new tracking skills to locate wild animals in the bush
A walk in the bush with mum
A walk in the bush with mum
Tuli has the last wild roaming population of elephants in southern Africa
Video Results
Wildlife Tracking Course
Wildlife Tracking Course
Video introduction to the wildlife tracking course in Botswana.
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