Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) . On a rocky ridge. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

1 animal acinonyx jubatus africa alertness alert animal of prey animals in the wild animals animal arid attention attentiveness attentive auf barrenness barren beast of prey carnivora carnivores carnivore carnivorous animal cat of prey cheetahs cheetah conservation area countryside crests crest daylight daytime day deserted desert landscapes desert landscape desert region deserts desert desolate droughts drought dryness dry empty fauna feliformias feliformia felinae full body lengths full body length full body full length grass landscapes grass landscape grasslands grassland grassland habitat horizontally horizontal kalahari desert kalahari kgalagadi transfrontier national park kgalagadi transfrontier park kgalagadi landscape photo landscape shot landscapes landscape lateral view mammalian mammalia mammals mammal meager meagre meat eater mountain chain mountainous mountain range mountain ridge mountain ridge mountains mountain np national parks national park natural environments natural environment natural habitat natural preserves natural preserve natural reserve nature conservation area nature park nature reserves nature reserve nature naturpark nobody no one no people northern cape province northern cape np one animal open air open sky outdoors outdoor outside out pantherinae perched predatory animal predatory cats predatory cat predator protected area range of hills republic of south africa reserves reserve ridge of mountains ridge rocky rsa sanctuary savannah landscape savannah savannas savanna scenery side views sideview side view sitting sit south african south africa southern africa sparse steppes steppe travel photography uninhabited watchful wild animals wild animal wildlife photography wildlife wildlife wild