A female Cheetah on an Impala kill. We had spent quite some time watching this six year old female Cheetah (Kulete) earlier in the day as she tried to hunt but on each occasion she was easily spotted. We decided to leave her and return later to establish if she had...
Hyenas, Vultures and Jackals squabble over a Grant's Gazelle carcas. As we passed a small herd of Grant’s Gazelles we noticed that a male was lying down. On our return we could see vultures, Hyenas and jackals squabbling over a carcass. It seemed likely that the...
A magnificent male cheetah (Milele) on the prowl. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara we were fortunate to find Milele looking as though he was hunting. He had been spotted by the nearby Grant’s Gazelles, Topi, Ostrich and Wildebeest so it didn’t look as though he would have a...
Zebra herd on the move making lots of dust. It had been a hot, dry and very dusty day in Amboseli, Kenya. Our morning game drive was coming to an end and we were heading back to camp. The wind had picked up. and the heat building. In the distance we could see a large...
Hyenas and vultures tussle over a buffalo carcass. In the distance, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we could see lots of vultures and we assumed they must be on a carcass. As we got closer we could see they were feasting on a Buffalo carcass. It was also clear that Hyenas...
Huge male Lion drags a zebra carcass chased by Jackals. This male lion (called Osupaat) had been with two females for several days and had been mating with both of them. We got news that he had killed a zebra so off we went to find him and his females. When we arrived...
Lion on an Eland carcass. Some lions of the River pride in the Mara North Conservancy, of Kenya’s Maasai Mara had taken down a male Eland. An adult male Eland is around 1.6 m tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 900 kg. So to take down such prey is no easy task!...
Elephant herd. Dusk was approaching quickly when we encountered this herd of elephants in Kenya’s Olare Motorogi Conservancy. These gentle giants were making their way slowly across the plain munching on grass as they went. So nice to see such a range of ages of...
Bison gather in the valley. It was a glorious day in the Northern range of Yellowstone National Park: blue sky, very cold, glistening snow and no wind. The silence was magical. We spotted a herd of bison on the brow of a hill as they began to walk and then run to...
Zebra herd at sunset. It had been a hot, dry and very dusty day in Amboseli, Kenya. Our evening game drive was coming to an end and we were heading back to camp. The wind had picked up. In the distance we could see a large dust cloud and as we got closer it was...
Bison approaching. Overnight in Yellowstone National Park, USA it had been extremely cold and there had been a lot of snow. This made the Park into a winter wonderland: snow covered trees and snowy Bison and total silence. We came across this small herd led by a huge...
Male Leopard cub on a Thompson's Gazelle kill in a tree. We could hear the Vervet Monkeys alarm calling quite some distance away. This usually signals the presence of their arch enemy - the Leopard. We soon discovered what the commotion was all about. High up in a...
A new life begins as a wildebeest gives birth. An amazing event to witness. We spotted this female Wildebeest giving birth one morning in the Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara. The calf was born and shook itself several times spraying amniotic fluid around. Within a...
A super tusker elephant called One Ton. On the Mbirikani ranch in the Chyulu Hills of Kenya one can find some of the super tusker elephants. On our visit there we spent quite some time with a super tusker elephant called One Ton. He would emerge from the undergrowth...
Wolves chase bison, bison chase wolves in Yellowstone National Park. During our recent visit to the interior of Yellowstone National Park we were very fortunate to have multiple, close interactions with the Wapiti Lake Pack of wolves over the course of several hours....
Lions chase and take down a zebra. We had been following the Enkoyanai pride of lions for some time in the early morning light of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They were clearly on the lookout for potential prey. First they spotted a giraffe and then a...
Lioness and hyenas fight over an impala carcass. We had witnessed a female Cheetah take down a male Impala. This made a magnificent meal for her and her almost mature male cub. We watched as they had their fill and then wandered off to rest. Within a matter of seconds...
Craig - A super tusker elephant from Amboseli. Let me introduce you to Craig! Craig is a super tusker elephant and was born in 1972 in the Amboseli ecosystem, so was 52 years old when we saw him. He is alleged to have the largest tusks of any living Elephant and is...
Genets visit a waterhole at night. Small-spotted Genets were frequent visitors to the waterhole at Lentorre in Kenya’s Southern Rift Valley. They would emerge in an instant from the depth of night and drink as quickly as possible. They were always alert to the...
Warthogs enjoy a waterhole. Warthogs always enjoy a wallow and those around Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools were no exception. Each day family groups would go down to the waterhole from their arid habitat and enjoy a long drink and a wallow in the cooling waters....