Cheetah Cubs First Hunt | Kimi, Kayzer & Adult Kiara Tackle Blesbok On Game Reserve In South Africa

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This hunt was conducted by captive and bred cheetahs at Running Wild Cheetah Conservation which much of the video comes from. If you want to learn more about their program for rewilding endangered cheetahs, please visit www.runningwildconservation.org. My cheetahs, Gabriel, Abi and 1yr old Kimi are cared for there. This was Kimi's & Kayzer's 1st hunt.

With Abi's cubs growing into subadults, it was time to un-harness them onto the neighboring Wildlife Reserve and train them to hunt for with another female cheetah. All in preparation for a potential release one day (or their cubs). The cubs have been on enrichment walks many times to prepare them and get experience. 'Aunti Kiara' (not related to the cubs) is a cheetah with the best hunting success and skills. She LOVES the cubs and allows them to join her on a hunt. Better yet she and Abi tolerate each other so the interaction can happen.

I was AMAZED how natural it was for the cubs to chase and hunt down a Blosbok the Aunti Kiara caught. It was the cubs (10 months old) first direct encounter with a live prey. They have been watching Kiara on previous hunts, but this is the first time they were allowed to assist Kiara.

I show the start, middle and beginning of this hunt with some graphic content, but that is the nature of the balance between predator and prey and I want to show reality. I always wanted to show the total nature of cheetahs from the personal up close to their survival techniques which include hunting and killing. These predators adapted as meat eaters and cannot survive off anything else.

At the end of the video, I provide a BONUS footage of me sharing the blesbok with Gabriel, so he can benefit from the good nutrition as well. Gabriel cannot hunt due to never doing it, bad spinal growth, smaller, and shorter tail. So we share in the meal together.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Aunti Kiara Trains Cubs To Hunt!
2:46 The HUNT Begins!
4:05 Kayzer & Kimi Join The Hunt!
06:58 Kiara Loses Blosbok - Cubs Take Over Hunt!
07:22 KAYZER Rides Back Of Blesbok!
07:36 Both Cubs Struggle To Kill Blesbok!
08:20 Kayzer Gets Death Grip!
09:40 Hunt Ends - Blesbok Humanely Euthanized (no show)!
09:53 Kayzer Tries Burring Blesbok!
10:08 My Thoughts About Cubs 1st Hunt!
10:46 Conclusion - Drag Blesbok To Some Shade!
12:06 BONUS VIDEO - Sharing Blesbok With Gabriel.

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Видео Cheetah Cubs First Hunt | Kimi, Kayzer & Adult Kiara Tackle Blesbok On Game Reserve In South Africa канала Dolph C. Volker