Cheetah brothers, Pavak, Prabhath, killed for the first time in new home, exploring the 50 square kilometers of enclosure
Bhopal: They were relocated to the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in the Mandsaur District of Madhya Pradesh in the state’s Kuno National Park for the first time in their new home early Tuesday morning.
Two South African cheetahs (a alliance) chased an adult deer about one and a half kilometers before successfully hunting, a forest official said.
Cheetah-duo feeds prey adequately.
“Pavak and Prabhas hunted and killed an adult-discovered deer early Tuesday morning. This is their first killing in their new home.” Sanjay Raikher Division Forest Officer (DFO), Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
The cheetah pair was moved to around 5:30 pm on April 20 to move from Kuno National Park to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Reserve.
Two large cats were released in a special fence, spanning about 50 square kilometers of special fences, and after being transferred to the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, they were selected as the second home of cheetahs after Kuno National Park.
“Two cheetahs explored the entire fence within 12 hours of arriving at the shelter,” Mr Raikher said.
According to him, the two cats performed well and seemed to be adapting to the new environment.
A senior forest official at Kuno National Park told the newspaper that Pavak and Prabhas were selected to relocate to the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary because they are a coalition and are considered the most powerful pairing.
“Two men will have a better chance of fighting against any leopard, their predators, who may encounter in their new home.
Unlike the lonely female cheetah, male cheetah forms a lifelong alliance.
The cheetahs’ alliance hunts and defends the territory together.
“Two male, stronger body cats work more powerfully in partnership than single men or single women. That’s why Pavak and Prabhas were chosen as the first cheetahs to relocate them to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary,” Forest officials said, citing Forest officials.
Sources said four cheetahs from Kuno could be transferred to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in the near future.
After Kuno National Park moved to Pavak and Prabhas to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, 24 cheetahs remained.
