Cheetahs kill first prey on Indian soil
TWO male cheetahs brought from Namibia to the Kuno National Park in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh have made their first kill within 24 hours of their release from a quarantine area to a larger acclimatisation enclosure, an official said.
The cheetahs hunted down a cheetal (spotted deer) either on Sunday night or in the wee hours of Monday, Chief Conservator of Forest Uttam Kumar Sharma said.
The forest monitoring team got this information on Monday (7) morning, he said.
This was the first prey of the felines after their translocation from Namibia to India in mid-September along with six other cheetahs, the official said.
The cheetahs – Freddie and Alton – were the first pair to be released into the larger enclosure.