Comments on: When Mother Gemsbok Comes to the Rescue! http://www.africafreak.com/when-mother-gemsbok-comes-to-the-rescue Wildlife News and Tips from the Safari Industry! Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:12:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cheryl Flynn http://www.africafreak.com/when-mother-gemsbok-comes-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1#comment-1478 Cheryl Flynn Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:30:26 +0000 http://www.africafreak.com/?p=2579#comment-1478 Really interesting - Thanks for posting that :-) Really interesting – Thanks for posting that :-)

]]> By: Cheryl Flynn http://www.africafreak.com/when-mother-gemsbok-comes-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1#comment-1470 Cheryl Flynn Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:15:06 +0000 http://www.africafreak.com/?p=2579#comment-1470 Hello Michael Bravo Gemsbok!! Love a happy ending ;-) Feel sorry for the mother Cheetah, not seeing their young ever again. Is it true that although they have great speed it does not last very long? Great Video - Thank you :-) Hello Michael

Bravo Gemsbok!! Love a happy ending ;-)
Feel sorry for the mother Cheetah, not seeing their young ever again.
Is it true that although they have great speed it does not last very long?

Great Video – Thank you :-)

]]> By: africafreak http://www.africafreak.com/when-mother-gemsbok-comes-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1#comment-1472 africafreak Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:14:40 +0000 http://www.africafreak.com/?p=2579#comment-1472 Glad you enjoyed it Cheryl, it sure is a fab footage! :) You are most definitely correct, the cheetah can reach speeds of up to 113 kph (70 mph), but it can only do so for a couple hundred meters. If it were to do it for longer, the animal would die due to overheating. Its muscles begin to tire as well, and produce lactic acid from exhaustion. Here's another video if you wish to learn more about these fascinating creatures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zcA_mOa94 Enjoy your weekend! ;) Glad you enjoyed it Cheryl, it sure is a fab footage! :)

You are most definitely correct, the cheetah can reach speeds of up to 113 kph (70 mph), but it can only do so for a couple hundred meters. If it were to do it for longer, the animal would die due to overheating.

Its muscles begin to tire as well, and produce lactic acid from exhaustion.

Here's another video if you wish to learn more about these fascinating creatures:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zcA_mOa94

Enjoy your weekend! ;)

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