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While not as vibrant as some of my other Cheetah photos, I love this shot of one of the three cats at the Philadelphia Zoo. All three individuals are brothers and are part of a coalition, a group that often is more successful at obtaining a territory in the wild. Just any territory won't do, though; a coalition of male cheetahs often occupy where the territories of three females overlap, which increases their chances of mating as they likely not be successful if they tried to occupy the territory of any one female.
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