With the Elephants. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania is well known for its high density of Elephants. This family group were all around us. It was a delight to see the young calves; one of them was suckling. These gentle giants paid us scant regard as they made their...
Elephants on the move. It was a joy to watch this family group of elephants. Their behaviour points to them being a highly intelligent species on a par with Cetaceans and Primates. The structure of the elephant brain is similar to that of humans and their cortex has...
Elephants around the baobab tree. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania is famous for its high density of Elephants and Baobab trees - it did not disappoint! In the gorgeous, late afternoon light, this lovely Baobab tree made for a beautiful setting to watch this relaxed...
Lions in long grass. In the Ngorongoro Crater a twitching tail in the distance amongst long grass alerted us to the presence of lions. They were well camouflaged and tricky to see. Then one of the males stood up and wandered off. The long grass blowing in the wind...
Lions chasing Buffalo; Buffalo chasing lions. In the Ngorongoro Crater, a small herd of Buffalo was meandering along the edge of some tall, thick vegetation unaware that some Lions were waiting for them. The hoped for spectacular interaction did not materialise but...
A fantastic Caracal and a successful hunt! There it was in the distance but unmistakable! We approached as close as we could but it was still some distance away. Filming was tough because it was very windy and there was a significant heat haze. Nevertheless, we...
Lionesses and cubs. These lionesses and seven month old cubs of the Big Marsh pride at Ndutu, Tanzania were enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun. The cubs were active and feeding. Such a lovely and peaceful encounter. At the time of filming, the Big Marsh pride...
Cheetah cubs at play. These cheetah cubs were rather sleepy in the early morning chill. As the sun came up, they warmed up and began by tormenting thier mother. When she had had enough they amused themselves. Eventually, they rejoined their mother and wandered off....
At an African Wild Dog den. This African wild dog den was an hour's drive from Ndutu Safari Lodge. When we arrived we saw three adults asleep some distance from the den. The alpha female (collared) was near the den. The alpha male went in to the den and then ten pups...
Cheetah and her cub on a kill. This is not an easy film to watch! We saw this Cheetah and her cub in the distance and realised that she had just caught a Thomson's Gazelle. She was panting heavily and it was evident that we had missed the take down by just a few...
Cheetah and her three cubs. We found this Cheetah family early in the morning near Ndutu Safari Camp in Tanzania. It was still quite chilly and they we not very active. As the sun came up, the light became superb and the Cheetah family put on a wonderful display for...
Lion pride on the move. In the early morning gorgeous light we found part of the Marsh Pride (four lionesses and three cubs) walking along the Marsh Track at Ndutu, Tanzania. They walked towards us before veering off into a wooded area. The pride emerged from the wood...
Crocodile attack! Hundreds of thousands of Wildebeest from the Maasai Mara were crossing the Mara River in northern Tanzania to reach better pastures in the southern Serengeti. They risk life and limb to do so. They run the gauntlet of huge crocodiles. Here one...
Lion pride on a buffalo kill. This pride had killed a buffalo overnight and we came upon the scene in the early morning. Already much of the carcass was finished and the pride had very full bellies. The young cubs were taking their turn and soon they were full, too....
Cheetah family. We came across this cheetah family as they moved onto a termite mound to take advantage of the early morning sunshine. The light made for superb videography. The cubs can be recognized by the mane-like feature on the back of their necks. This starts to...
African buffalo with newly-born calf. This African buffalo had given birth a few minutes before we arrived on the scene. The calf was still wet with remnants of the umbilical cord still attached and was very unsteady on its feet. However, in no time at all it began...
Leopard with very young cub. This is probably the most famous leopard in the Maasai Mara - Fig. She had had two cubs but one was lost to hyenas. Here she is with the surviving cub. It certainly looks healthy and has a full belly.
Leopard on a kill. This is probably the most famous leopard in the Maasai mara - Fig. She had caught a Topi calf and had eaten most of it. The carcass had been kept high up in a tree but had fallen out. Fig rescued the carcass to prevent the hyenas in the area from...
A lion cub is introduced to the females of the pride. We had followed this mother and cub for a while and we guessed that she was intent on introducing her cub to the pride. Sadly, she had had three cubs but this was the sole survivor. At first she introduced it to...
Thieving Hyena. Three jackals had killed a newly born foal of a Thompson's Gazelle. By the time we got close enough they had almost finished it. Then came a marauding hyena to steal their hard-earned meal