Serval cat (Leptailurus serval) pouncing in the long grass, Lake Ndutu, Tanzania

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A heavy rainfall and flash flood led to a rapid rise in the water levels of Lake Ndutu and the formation of a river where there normally is none. This occurred during the season of the great migration leading to some spectacular shots of the herds and their predators in an around the flooded area. Serval cat (Leptailurus serval) hunting for prey in the long grass, Lake Ndutu, Tanzania. Rodents are a favourite prey species. They listen with their big ears for the prey rustling in the grass and then leap high in the air and pounce on the prey with their fore paws and dispatch it with a bite to the back of the neck.

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Size: 5000px × 3334px
Location: Lake Ndutu, Serengeti, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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