When a group of people was exploring the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, spotted a cheetah family gathering on the edge of a river.
The river was flooded, but the animals didn’t care. They just wanted to cross it — and they decided to go for it.
point 0 |
When the biggest cheetahs leaped into the water, the travelers immediately lost their breath.point 190 | Everyone was excited to know whether the swimmers will make it to the other side.point 257 |
Photographers Arnfinn Johansen and Buddhilini De Soyza decided to capture the moment and took out their cameras.point 96 | Both of them managed to perfectly capture the drama that unfolded.point 152 | point 152 | 1
point 0 |
Photographer Arnfinn Johansen said he had been following the five cheetahs for a long time.point 187 | “They hunt on both sides of the Talek River, [so it’s no wonder] they wanted to cross it.point 263 |
Normally, they would cross the river by walking on stones but this year, it had been raining for a long time and because of the flooding, it was very difficult for them to do so,” Johansen explained to Bored Panda.point 177 | “They were walking up and down the river for quite a while, searching for a place to get to the other side.point 265 |
Because of the strong current, it was really dangerous.point 47 | Also, that river is home to the Nile Crocodile for whom a cheetah can be an easy meal.point 116 | ”point 119 | 1
point 0 |
Johansen also said that casualties were possible that day.point 160 | “Not long ago, another well-known cheetah drowned or got killed by the crocs when it was crossing the same river so it was a big risk.point 271 |
After surveying the area for a long time, the five cheetah brothers went for it.point 66 | ”point 69 | 1
“First, the leader cheetah jumped into the river, and two more soon followed. The two smallest cheetahs in the group waited for a few seconds before they followed as well.”
Johansen said they all were swimming as fast as they could.point 269 |
“You really could see they didn’t like it.point 39 | ” Luckily, they all succeeded in crossing the river and reached the other side alive.point 112 | When the biggest cheetah shook his fur and his tail, he even hissed at the river.point 178 | point 178 | 1
Recommended Video
“Sea Lion Jumps On Guy’s Boat And Makes A Friend”
[rumble video_id=vbp09 domain_id=u7nb2]