The Matriarch  (Photo and Comment Stephen Oachs)
This beautiful cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), a protective mother of five, watches cautiously from atop a termite mound as two lions slowly approach her family through African grasslands. She stands ready to protect her young cubs…at any cost[…

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The Matriarch  (Photo and Comment Stephen Oachs)

This beautiful cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), a protective mother of five, watches cautiously from atop a termite mound as two lions slowly approach her family through African grasslands. She stands ready to protect her young cubs…at any cost[…

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