Scrum down! Cheetah RUGBY TACKLES young antelope before wrestling it to the ground near waterhole in South African game park
- Photographer, Gonnie Myburgh, 67, took the pictures near a waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
- The spotted predator sprints across a dusty track before leaping on to the eland calf and taking it down
- Once his prey is dead, the powerful cheetah sits over his prey in triumph while looking at the camera
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This is the electrifying moment a cheetah rugby tackles a young antelope before wrestling it to the ground and going in for the kill.
The spotted predator sprints across a dusty track before leaping on to the eland calf and taking it down to the ground.
Amateur photographer, Gonnie Myburgh, 67, took the pictures near a waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa while on an early morning drive.
Mrs Myburgh, from Pretoria, South Africa, said: ‘We were nearing the waterhole and were focusing on the area around the waterhole for animals, when suddenly the eland calf entered the road from our left hand side.
‘The eland managed a last kick at the cheetah before it was brought down in the road.
‘The cheetah immediately went for the throat.’
This is the electrifying moment a cheetah rugby tackles a young antelope before wrestling it to the ground and going in for the kill
The spotted predator sprints across a dusty track before leaping on to the eland calf and taking it down the ground
Amateur photographer, Gonnie Myburgh, 67, took the pictures near a waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa while on an early morning drive
Mrs Myburgh, from Pretoria, South Africa, said: ‘We were nearing the waterhole and were focusing on the area around the waterhole for animals, when suddenly the eland calf entered the road from our left hand side’
She added: ‘The eland managed a last kick at the cheetah before it was brought down in the road. The cheetah immediately went for the throat’
The majestic predator leaps towards its prey before dragging it down to the dusty track and jumping on top of it
Once his prey is dead, the powerful cheetah sits over his prey in triumph while looking back towards the photographer