Even though cheetahs have a 58% success rate when hunting, it’s still not enough to justify the risk of chasing down a zebra.

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Corrections: An earlier version of this video showed an image of a Grevy's zebra when referring to hunting. We corrected this to show a plains zebra, which can be hunted legally in the US.

However, the fourth zebra was still unaccounted for as of Tuesday night. "This is a first for me and all @wastatepatrol troopers involved," he wrote on Twitter/X. "4 Zebras that were being ...

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.