Cheetah brothers come out of nowhere and hunt a topi

This sighting happened in the Masai Mara, the famous five musketeers took down a topi mother which had probably just given birth, the topi saw the cheetahs and took off but then slowed down probably to distract the cheetahs from her calf but it was just slow enough for the cheetahs to accelerate and catch her with relative ease.

Nicole Hofer Korensky who filmed the sighting explains what happens in detail below.

“We were in the Mara-these are the five brothers. They are not all related-I think 3 are from different families-2 may be related-they've been together for a few years. A power house. They had just finished killing and eating a baby warthog-it was their "appetizer" as we saw it. Then they started stalking a female Kopi. She had just given birth!! The baby was nursing and sitting down. The 5 cheetahs slowly walked up to the Kopi-stalking from afar. We could not believe the Kopi did not see the cheetahs...until the very last minute. She took off, but slowly, waiting for her poor baby. We thought the cheetahs were going to go for the baby, but instead took off past the baby and took down the mother. The end of the video shows the baby running by! IT was crazy insane to see. 2 cheetahs took the Kopi by the neck and suffocated it. The baby ran far away and was calling out-it was heartbreaking to see. The baby probably didn't last the night.”

[DrewWasMe]

Amazing footage of these cheetahs clearly choosing to pursue the bigger pay-off. They can always get the calf with ease later. Great natural history footage!

[Reviewscentral]

1:35 Sorry Mom, I'm not staying around for this.

[Yonisaj]

Everybody, even the mother thought the cheetah would go for the calf.

[KatherineUribe-]

I'm glad you told us in the description & title. I love wildlife videos, but kills are hard for me. I know it's a reality; everything needs to eat. I'm just too sensitive and don't like to see anything or anyone suffer. Thank you for your beautiful videos, nonetheless. 🤗

[Mr.Chris.P.Bacon]

1:34 BABY CALF: *"Looks like you have your hands full!!! You're on your own BITCH... PEACE!!!"*

[MichaelHassemer]

... always one brother coming late, asking if you need any help when all the work is already done.

[SKKEarth]

Wow amazing footage.👍👍🎉🎉 fantastic uploading 🎉🎉🔥🔥

[diontaedaughtry]

They knew she just given birth and she wouldn't be that fast or strong. And the kid is definitely a goner. Great video 👍👍

[rodentcafeteria]

Baby was like: "See ya, Mom. I'll miss you."

[doodelay]

I think it thought that the cheetah would go for her baby but it completely ignored it!

[chilling]

It's always good to see cheetahs hunt successfully, they are basically bullied by every other predator in Africa...

[claykingmuzik]

They look fast even in slow motion lol

[kingsolitaire]

She didn't "sacrifice herself." She simply ran the hell off. lol...

[AKamon]

Absolutely no need to slow it down. We can do that ourselves if we would like.

[MichaelGiordano]

And 10 minutes later a pride of lions or a pack of hyenas show up to steal the kill. The Vultures usually tip them off. 😄

[josephb]

Please don’t use the slow mo alone! I usually enjoy amateur filming because it isn’t edited, giving us a real-world glimpse at what actually happens. If you want to use slow mo, please show us it at full speed first!

[wheelmanstan]

Wow, this is interesting. Because of their numbers they've decided to skip small game and go for larger game. I've seen this with large lion prides that specialize in strictly eating buffalo. I'd never imagine they wouldn't focus on the calf. Also, I wonder if it's just better sometimes to take the cheetah head on since...well we've all seen how weak they are at facing the enemy as opposed to grabbing it's hind legs. Seems it would work on a lone cheetah. Here I guess it's all about surviving long enough for the cheetah to tire out. Man is their speed incredible. Makes other animals appear as if they're standing still.

[nonenoneonenonenone]

Do the fawns survive without their mother's milk?

[jinwang]

If she die, the calf won’t have any chance stay alive

[rafaelgaspar]

I think this will be future for cheetahs. Coalitions os males to be stronger.