
A Cheetah Takes Down an Impala After a Dramatic Chase
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
The pressure is on for Pobe to make a kill. Fortunately, lying low is the perfect hunting strategy.
The pressure is on for Pobe to make a kill. She’s the only resident female cheetah in the Xudum area, but survival is still hard, even for a smart and experienced hunter like her. Cheetahs may be fast, but it takes energy, and they need time to recover after a chase. Fortunately, lying low is also the perfect hunting strategy when pursuing impalas.

A Cheetah Takes Down an Impala After a Dramatic Chase
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
The pressure is on for Pobe to make a kill. She’s the only resident female cheetah in the Xudum area, but survival is still hard, even for a smart and experienced hunter like her. Cheetahs may be fast, but it takes energy, and they need time to recover after a chase. Fortunately, lying low is also the perfect hunting strategy when pursuing impalas.
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Come on, Pobe.
Greg and Anna are searching for Pobe again.
Team morale hit an all-time low, that is for sure.
I've never seen Greg look quite so sad.
But he's got a big smile on his face, because we've managed to find Pobe again.
I'm a bit concerned that she's... she's definitely slimming out a lot.
And every time she attempts to hunt, she's using so much of that crucial energy that she needs.
So yeah, the pressure is definitely, definitely on.
There's a load of impala out in the open.
And Pobe's currently using the edge of the island as cover.
And we think she's going to possibly give them a go.
Greg, there's an impala about to run straight past her.
That is crazy!
She is metres away currently.
What?!
It's like she, she knows that if she's going to use that energy, it has to be the one.
Greg, she's gone for the one on the right!
She's going, she's going, she's going.
Oh, my God!
Oh, she didn't get it.
Oh.
I thought that was going to be it.
Cheetahs need time to recover from a chase.
But lying low is also the perfect hunting strategy.
She's going again, she's going again.
Ah, nearly.
Come on, Pobe.
She's got one.
Thank god!
Oh, she's got one.
Pobe's done it.
She has done it.
That was the most hectic thing ever.
It's a magical, magical scene.
I'm just really happy for her.
She's finally got a meal.
Well done, Pobe.
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