Endangered cheetahs snapped in award-winning photos

A group of cheetah cubsAndy Howe

A group of cheetah cubs in the Maasai Mara, Kenya

Charity picture book series Remembering Wildlife has announced the 10 winners of its cheetah photography competition.

The winners were picked from more than 2,400 entrants, with the winning images showing cheetahs in Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania and South Africa.

The images will be published in the book Remembering Cheetahs in October this year, alongside images donated by world-leading wildlife photographers. Competition entry fees will be distributed to cheetah-protection projects in Namibia and Kenya.

With slightly more than 7,000 cheetahs left in the wild, Remembering Wildlife aims to create awareness of the threats to wildlife.

The winning images include the top photo and the pictures below.

Three cheetahs grooming each otherSue Morris
A cheetah amongst flowersDee Roelofsz
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Cheetahs on a plain under stormy cloudsFred Vogt
A cheetah cub clutching a tree trunkBob Keyser
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A cheetah gripping on to a treeBen Cranke
A close up of a cheetah's headBenoit Bussard
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A cheetah on a wide-open plainBertus Venter
A cheetah with its cubsFrancesco Veronesi
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Two cheetahs walking past each otherVicki Jauron

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