A very playful Leopard cub. It was early in the morning in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. A leopard and her 8 month old cub were relaxing beneath a tree where the mother had secured a Wildebeest calf kill. The cub was keen to play but a Hyena appeared on the scene. The mother...
Cheetah and her cub on a kill. A nine month old Cheetah cub had been presented with a huge meal by its mother. Recently, she had killed this female Impala. This Cheetah had had six cubs but five of them had been killed by Hyenas. This was her first litter and her...
Cheetah and her three cubs on a kill. This Cheetah had taken down a Thompson’s Gazelle and dragged into the shade of an Acacia bush. She had three hungry mouths to feed. So her three very young cubs could feed, she had opened up the rump of the gazelle. The youngsters...
A Troop of Dwarf Mongoose. A flurry of activity on the top of a termite mound caught our attention. One of Africa’s smallest carnivores were surveying their territory in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. The Dwarf Mongoose is a fascinating animal. They live in troops of normally...
A Leopard in trees. It was early morning in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when we found this lovely female leopard relaxing in a tree. Our dreams came true when she decided to climb down the tree and move off. We tracked her for some time as she crossed some open ground taking...
Cheetah family. In the early morning light of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we found this cheetah family sitting on a termite mound. This cheetah has three cubs but only two were visible to us. The mother was clearly in hunting mode as she constantly scanned around. There were...
Elephants enjoy the rain. After a prolonged dry spell in Kenya’s Maasai Mara the animals all welcomed the downpour that we experienced. This was particularly true for the elephants. They enjoyed drinking from the puddles and taking a well earned mud bath - mud, mud...
Playful Lion cubs in the rain. It had been a particularly dry time in the Maasai Mara and the rains were eagerly awaited by both the animals and us. Rain makes for good and different filming possibilities. We were delighted when we found some of the Lions of the...
A very young Elephant calf. After a long morning game drive in the Maasai Mara, we came across a small herd of elephants. There was a very young calf with the herd and we spent time trying to get good views of it. As to be expected, it stayed very close to its mother....
Fabulous Leopard with adorable cubs (Part 2). Meet Nelangu and her two, two-month old cubs in the Maasai Mara (for the second time). This rocky outcrop was a perfect place for her to have a den affording maximal protection and a good vantage point. Nelangu is an old...
A most unusual sight: a Leopard with a Monitor Lizard. This Leopard had two hungry cubs to feed. However, she is quite an old animal and struggles to hunt her normal prey. So she has become very opportunistic in catching smaller prey. Nevertheless, it was a surprise...
Fabulous Leopard with adorable cubs. Meet Nelangu and her two, two-month old cubs in the Maasai Mara. This rocky outcrop was a perfect place for her to have a den affording maximal protection and a good vantage point. Nelangu is an old and experienced Leopard and it...
Fighting Lions. In the Maasai Mara there is considerable turmoil between the Enkoyanai and Dikidiki lion prides. Six young males and five young females from the Dikidiki pride are being pushed out of their pride and the Enkoyanai males are intent on keeping them out...
A morning in the life of a Cheetah family. We spent the morning in the Maasai Mara following this beautiful Cheetah and her two adorable cubs. We first found them as they were resting and waiting for the sun to come up. Gradually the cubs became more lively and...
Early morning with the Enkoyanai Lion pride. It was a chilly morning in the Maasai Mara. We came across the Enkoyanai Lion pride early in the morning just as the sun was rising. In the distance we could hear another Lion roaring. Before the light improved, the male...
A morning in the life of a Leopard. This is Fig. Probably the most well known Leopard in the Maasai Mara. We found her early one morning sitting on the river back opposite to where she had a kill in a tree. We thought it highly likely that she would cross the river to...
Zebra cross the Mara River during the great migration. Around 250,000 Zebra join more than 1 million Wildebeest during the great migration. They need to cross the dangerous Mara River to reach their goal of fresh pasture running the gauntlet of many large crocodiles...
Amazing wild life spectacle: the great Wildebeest migration. The great migration must be one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the planet. More than 1 million Wildebeest and some 250,000 Zebra were intent on crossing the Mara River to reach better grazing in the...
Crocodiles kill Wildebeest in the Mara River. It’s bonanza time for the Crocodiles of the Mara River, Tanzania when the great migration reaches the river. Hundreds of thousands of Wildebeest will cross the rive in predictable spots. The Crocodiles are waiting. The...
The great migration: Wildebeest crossing the Mara river. The great migration must be one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the planet. Huge numbers of Wildebeest (and some Zebra) were gathering on the Kenyan side of the Mara river. They were intent on crossing...