But for wildebeest, zebra and gazelle, the exuberant foliage is both saviour and curse. To the reserve's predators – and especially its cheetahs – the tall grass is the best hunting aid of all.

The Bloemfontein franchise struck first thanks to some superb individual brilliance from Michael Annies. The fullback scooped a loose ball, tip-toed down the sideline and put in an accurate chip ...

Cheetahs are known to be selective in their feeding habits — “clean eaters” that only go after the prime parts of their kill, such as the liver. But a new study has found that the large, slender, ...

Dr Michael Scantlebury, an ecophysiologist at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, explains why using new technology to uncover cheetahs’ hunting secrets is key to saving the species.

Eventually, however, that zebra may be attacked by a hungry cheetah. The cheetah kills the zebra, and eats what it can of the dead animal. What remains of the carcass may then feed jackals or ...