(paws tapping)
(birds chirping)
(helicopter whirring)
- All four together, good.
That was actually the first cubs to be born in the park.
They're still with their mom,
they'll probably be with her for another few weeks,
so let's keep a close eye on them.
- [Man] Got a visual?
All right, do you have?
- [Olivia] Yeah, I think so.
- [Man] Good.
(helicopter whirring)
(metal clangs)
- So, you can see.
They're right over there, they're seeing us!
They'll come run.
Ah, they're running.
- She has her first litter of cubs with her.
And even though they are getting older,
I think that also plays a role in how skittish she is.
(vehicle whirring)
- Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
There they are.
(gun clicks)
Ugh, no!
They just don't have that much of a shot.
A difference of five meters makes all the difference.
(sighs)
- So, they definitely know we're on to them now.
And they keep moving out of range or going into thick bushes
every time we get somewhat close.
(vehicle whirring)
- We hopefully dart a young cheetah.
It is still considered a cub,
but she is almost entirely full-grown.
- She is the only female in the sibling group,
so she's quite important for the breeding population
of cheetah here in Liwonde.
So we want to get a collar on her,
so that way we can easily follow her.
You can see here this track.
We know it's a cat because it has three bumps here.
One, two, three.
The cheetah is the only cat
that can't bring it's claws back.
Okay?
So, you always see the nail there.
And that's also because they run fast,
they have to have their claws out.
(birds chirping)
Do you just want to follow them ahead.
You might get some openings there, I don't know.
(gun pops)
- Yes, okay!
Aw, did you see that?
You can tell, I think that's our cat.
- Over there.
And this is a collar that's been modified here in the park
to also have wood access like a satellite program,
and it will give us the GPS location of the animal
a few times a day on our computer.
Okay, see how you feel about that.
- I think it feels nice and loose.
I don't think she's going to get encouraged.
I mean, she can.
- [Olivia] The pond is here.
(birds chirping)
(cheetah purring)
- So for the cheetah population in Malawi,
it's really great that we got the collar on her.
She's a very important animal
as she's our first female cub,
so we'll be able to watch that second generation
of cheetah be born here in Malawi,
and watch our population grow.