Here are those cheetahs I mentioned that were watching the impala.  We first saw them in tall grass and the picture possibilities were very limited, so I was thrilled when they sauntered up to this high rock and lay down.

Every move they made was another picture.  I thought they were probably youngsters about three years old, away from their mother for a few months and learning to hunt together.  But they were actually brothers, nine years old who had been hunting the Savuti Channel area together since they were very young.  They are a very successful hunting team--robust and healthy with beautiful coats.

Here one checks out a sound from another direction.  They were very alert.

One even stood up to check out whatever was over that way.  It wasn't the impala--they were in the other direction entirely.

This was my favorite.  The picture is way too busy with all the leaves, all the shadows and all the spots, but what a neat pose of the three brothers.

When it became clear that they weren't going anywhere and not going to bother with those impala, we went on, but ran into the cheetah brothers later in the afternoon very near the same spot, but in some better shade--very drowsy but still alert.