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MammalMAP:   1186
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CD
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2007-11-10
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   The cheetah's kill. The belly has been opened, so the cheetah has fed, even if only a little. This seems unusual in that cheetah usually bolt their food in anticipation of losing it to lion, leopard and particularly spotted hyena.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   211850
Species name:   Aepyceros melampus
Common name:   Impala -- Impala
Family:   Bovidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Impala Aepyceros melampus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-1186
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1186 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-12-12 18:55:47
Species name:   Aepyceros melampus -- Impala; Impala
Species code:   211850

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