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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Richard and Armitage Return

My favorite Serengeti cheetah brothers, Richard and Armitage, were back in December 2014












Jan 12:  More on Richard and Armitage and hunt rates:


"The most successful cheetahs with a 66% success rate were ... and the studly brothers Richard and Armitage.


To my utter lack of surprise it turned out Bradley and Cooper were worthless on the hunting front.  Despite watching them for DAYS, they only hunted 3 times, and failed on all fronts.  Those boys were more interested in spooning and armpit grooming than hunting."

From Anne Hilborn's blog

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No surprise Richard and Armitage are majestic cheetahs



Sunday, October 12, 2014

Did You Know There Are Two Cheetah Brothers Named Richard and Armitage?

Richard and Armitage


I didn't know about them, did you? Or maybe I just don't remember?


From the Serengeti Cheetah Project Blog:


The first follow I tried was out on the eastern edge of the park in an beautiful area called Barafu.  I found two brothers named Richard and Armitage early in the morning, and followed them as they marked their territory, took a snooze in the long grass and then sauntered towards a small kopje (rocky outcropping).  Unlike mothers with cubs, male cheetahs don't have to worry too much about other predators so they have a much more nonchalant and confident way of walking.  They strolled up to the kopje and were about 30m away when they noticed there was a male lion resting in the shade of a tree.  One of them did a quick about face and walked away but the other stood there staring at the lion for a while until it stood up.  Then deciding discretion is the better part of valour, he too turned around and walked away.  They meandered down into a dry river bed where suddenly a lost baby wildebeest appeared.  20 seconds later they had it, and I was cursing as I tried to drive over extremely rough and broken ground to get to them to collect data.

If interested you can follow her blog:

http://annehilborn.moonfruit.com/serengeti/4584109515


Sadly from the last report they (Richard and Armitage) seem to be going through a difficult time right now. It's tough to be a cheetah, almost as tough as being an actor! Luckily our own lovely Richard is having fun working on his new film.

They also have a Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/SerengetiCheetahProject

Wonder if Richard knows about cheetah brothers Richard and Armitage.











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