21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Which One? Cheetah hunting.

We were on safari in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, just south of the Serengeti National Park in March 2022 during the wildebeest calving season. Predators take advantage of this spectacle because wildebeest calves often stray from the herds. This image shows a cheetah chasing 3 calves who had gotten lost from their herd. One of them was captured by the cheetah.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: NA, Tanzania
Camera: NIKON Z 9
Copyright: © Laura Romin