#1038 ""Cheetah near Letaba""

Original 42 x 30 cm

Located in the Kruger National Park, in northeastern South Africa, lies Letaba – one of the many small camps in this vast national park. From the south to the north of the park, it's several hundred kilometers. Visitors to th"&"e park pass through various vegetation zones. On one of the last days of our visit to the Kruger Park, we came to a crossroads. There was a marker stone – about one meter high, wide, and deep. On it stood a sculpture – I thought. But suddenly, it moved. I"&"t was a cheetah. We were able to drive within a few meters of it and gain the most powerful impressions – in the few seconds it sat still. Unfazed by us – cars are ""air,"" it sat completely still. Only its ears moved. But suddenly, it leaped from that pe"&"destal – raced into the thicket in a few leaps and snatched an ostrich calf. Right before our eyes. Luk and I were completely astonished and fascinated. Often, you don't see anything at all for several hours. And then this indescribably beautiful animal. "&"The watercolor is based on Luk's photographs, which he was able to take on that March day in 2022.