This is the moment an impala was sent flying through the air in an incredible show of acrobatics as she attempted to avoid a dust-up with a hungry cheetah.
Reinhard Radke, a professional photographer from Germany, caught the airborne animal moments before it was caught by the big cat in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
‘Just 20 metres away she hit the mound and lost control.
‘The cheetah overwhelmed the impala before it could get back on its hooves.’
Foot race: The contest had been a fairer one between the speedy antelope and the big cat before the prey lost her footing
Oh deer: Once the impala hit the termite mound it was game over as the cheetah made up ground as she flew through the air
Nice to eat you: The chase ended with some fast food for the cheetah, who sunk its teeth into its prey in the Maasi-Mara park