Sisters in Arms

We were waiting out a typical summer afternoon storm next to Mankwe Dam in Pilanesberg and, as it turned out, so were these two cheetahs, hidden in the long grass. I loved how they sat looking in opposite directions, scanning their surroundings.

– By Jenny Lawrence, Johannesburg

Canon 7D, Canon 100-400mm, ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/2 000 sec