I wish those humans would stop spoiling the view! Cheetahs are snapped surveying their territory on a safari truck roof
Getting close to the magnificent wild animals of the African bush is what a safari trip is all about...but maybe not this close.
A pair of cheetahs decided the roof of a safari truck was the best place to survey their territory, providing a wonderful, if a little nerve-racking, opportunity for photographers aboard the truck.
One of the big cats also strolled along the roof to take a closer look at the tourists.
Photographer Paul Mahagi, said: ‘I was watching them for more than 15 minutes – this is not something that happens all the time.’
Cheetahs are not normally dangerous to humans, but could bite if alarmed.
The amazing moment a pair of friendly cheetahs decide to climb on the roof of a car and join the safari tour is caught on camera at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya
One of the big cats also strolled along the roof to take a closer look at the tourists while its companion rests on top of the jeep
Tourists catch a photograph of the Cheetahs as they sit proudly on the roof of the jeep at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya
One of the big cats prowls along the roof of the car at Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya, as the tourists take photographs through the sun roof
One of the inquisitive cheetahs peers down through the sun roof of the jeep at the tourists below at Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Cheetahs are not normally dangerous to humans, but could bite if alarmed. Each year, there are only a few attacks, most of which are non-fatal. Almost all attacks are the result of aggravated cheetahs in captivity
This is the moment one of the cheetahs leapt on to the car at Maasai Mara National Reserve, in Kenya, and photographers drew their cameras for a unique shot
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