Magnificent male lion in the rain. It had been raining hard in Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya. In the late evening we came across this male lion sitting in the open and looking rather miserable as the rain tumbled down. A head shake removed a lot of the...
Lioness with three very young cubs. Early one morning in In Mala Mala, South Africa, this lioness had four very young cubs about 5-6 weeks old. But on this occasion we found her with just three. The whereabouts of the fourth cub was unclear but most likely it had been...
Three very young lion cubs have fun with mum. In Mala Mala, South Africa, this lioness had four very young cubs about 5-6 weeks old. But on this occasion we found her with just three. The whereabouts of the fourth cub was unclear but most likely it had been left at...
Lioness and her three cubs. In Mala Mala, South Africa, this lioness had four very young cubs about 5-6 weeks old. But on this occasion we found her with just three. The whereabouts of the fourth cub was unclear but most likely it had been left at the den. A very...
A charming encounter with a Lioness and her tiny cub. As we watched this pride of lions in Mala Mala, South Africa, we noticed that a lioness was accompanied by a tiny cub. This lioness had four very young cubs about 5-6 weeks old. But on this occasion we found her...
With a pride of lions. As we watched this pride of lions in Mala Mala, South Africa, we noticed that one of the older cubs was accompanied by a tiny cub. It was amazing to see the tiny cub cause the older one to leap away as the tiny cub reacted to its presence. Then...
Feeding time for four tiny lion cubs. In Botswana’s Okavango Delta, we had been following this lioness and her four tiny cubs for quite some time. The cubs had been very active playing with each other, playing with mum’s tail and generally fooling around. The lioness...
Lioness with her four tiny cubs. We had spent quite a bit of time with a lioness and her four young cubs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Early one morning we found her and the cubs near an almost dried up river bed. As the day began to warm up the cubs became very...
Four tiny lion cubs have fun. We had spent quite a bit of time with a lioness and her four young cubs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Early one morning we found her and the cubs near an almost dried up river bed. The cubs were just a short distance from mum who was...
Lion cubs play with mum's tail. We had spent quite a bit of time with this lioness and her four young cubs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Early one morning we found her and the cubs near an almost dried up river bed. As the day began to warm up the cubs became very...
Lion cub plays with juvenile Lion. It was lovely to watch a Lion cub playing with a juvenile Lion in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Whilst there was a lot of growling, the play seemed gentle. The rest of the pride was relaxing and rather indifferent to the play going on. A very...
Juvenile Lions at play. A pride of Lions were resting in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Some of the cubs were active but then these two juveniles began to play. The adults were a little distance away and paid no attention what so ever. The growling of the lions as they played...
With a pride of Lions: cubs play with lionesses; lionesses play with cubs. he early morning in Kenya’s Maasai Mara had been quiet until we found the pride of Lions. The cubs were very active playing with some sticks and with each other. They then began to play with...
With a pride of lions. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara it was very special to come across this pride of lions out in the open. The wider shot allowed me not only to capture the lion and cub acton but to set this in the broader environment of the Mara. The Lion cubs playing...
Lion cubs playtime as the thunder rumbles. As the afternoon drew to a close we found a pride of lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we looked around we could see the storm clouds gathering. Thunder and lightening were getting closer but this did not deter these lion cubs...
Lion cubs just love to have fun. These very young lion cubs were full of energy, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. The rest of the pride were a short distance away and doing what lions do best - laze around and sleep. Not these cubs. They were charging around, climbing trees...
Lions in the rain. We had experienced some very dramatic storms on our recent visit to Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we drove around we came across this pride of lions which had just decided to ride out the storm and were getting very wet. There was a lot of head shaking!...
Playful subadult lions in a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped they set off and gathered near this tree. One of the subadults...
Lion pride after the storm. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped some of them wandered out into the open. The sky was dark and there...
Lions fool around in a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped they set off and gathered near a tree. One of the young cubs climbed...