Photo of the Day: Animal Mothers and Baby
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Cheetahs: Ghosts of the Grasslands," December 1999, National Geographic magazine)
Photograph by Chris Johns
The peaceful natural green field gave both cheetah mother and her baby a comfortable seat for them to lie on. An adorable cheetah’s baby leaned on his mother, which give the feeling of love between mother and cub. At the same time the Cheetah mom always had to beware of all enemies that could attack her cub. Her eyes constantly looking far out and ready to fight and protect her cub. Even though cheetah is the fastest animal, however, the baby cheetah still could not run as fast as a grown cheetah. Thus, there was a low percentage for the baby cheetah to survive without the protection from the mother.
