Lions on a wildebeest carcass with jackals and hyenas. It was still not quite light when we reached the plain in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the distance we could hear quite a commotion with hyenas yipping and jackals barking. Was this...
Male lions tussle over a wildebeest carcass. It was still not quite light when we reached the plain in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the distance we could hear quite a commotion with hyenas yipping and jackals barking. Was this the scene of...
Male lions see off an unwelcome lioness. It was still not quite light when we reached the plain in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the distance we could hear quite a commotion with hyenas yipping and jackals barking. Was this the scene of a...
Leopard in a tree during a heavy thunderstorm. In the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we knew that a female leopard (Natito) had stashed the remains of a Thompson’s Gazelle kill. As the storm clouds gathered we made our way to the tree and there she...
Lion pride under a stormy sky. The day was drawing to a close in the Naboisho Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Dark clouds had been rolling in for some time heralding a significant storm. We found members of the Breakaway likisiausiau pride of lions sitting amongst...
Lion cubs playing around a tree stump. The Breakaway likisiausiau pride of lions had emerged from the bushes as the day was drawing to a close. They were scattered over quite some distance in the Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Two small cubs were having...
Leopard with her Thompson's Gazelle kill. A very memorable encounter with a female leopard in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Early in the morning we found this female Leopard (known as Natito) high in a tree with a Thompson’s Gazelle that she...
Huge male Lion roaring as the storm clouds gather. The day was drawing to a close in the Naboisho Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Dark clouds had been rolling in for some time heralding a significant storm. We found members of the Breakaway likisiausiau pride of...
A Cheetah enjoys a refreshing drink. In the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we had been following this female Cheetah (known as Nashipai) for quite some distance and times it was difficult to keep up with her. She was obviously on the look out for...
Leopard and her cub come down from the tree. Early in the morning ee had watched this leopard (known as Sankuet) and her six month old male cub finish off an Impala carcass high in a tree in the Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We had seen them over the...
Argument between two male lions. The lion population is huge in the Naboisho Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the early morning light we found these two males: father and son. The father was trying to impress on his son the need to leave the pride and go his own...
Fight between two male lions. The lion population is huge in the Naboisho Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the early morning light we found these two males: father and son. The father was trying to impress on his son the need to leave the pride and go his own...
Noisy and angry interaction between two male lions. The lion population is huge in the Naboisho Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the early morning light we found these two males: father and son. The father was trying to impress on his son the need to leave the...
Male lions snarling and roaring. The lion population is huge in the Naboisho Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the early morning light we found these two males: father and son. The father was trying to impress on his son the need to leave the pride and go his own...
Playtime for a Leopard and her cub. We had watched this Leopard and her six month old male cub feasting on an Impala carcass high in a tree in the Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. They had come down from the tree and wandered off into a bush area to rest....
Leopard cub fools around. Whilst his mother relaxed, this six month old cub had plenty of energy so was happy to play around a small tree but could not resist tormenting his mother. She had recently made a kill and they had both fed well. We had followed them from the...
Leopard and her cub clamber around in a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we found this female Leopard (Sankuet) high up in a tree moving what was left of an Impala kill higher up into the tree. Once it was safely stashed she began to look around for her six month old...
Leopard calling for and finding her cub. We found this female Leopard (Sankuet) very early in the morning when it was barely light in the Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Initially she was lying down but as the light improved she sat up. She began to call...
Fighting male Wildebeest. Very close to Kicheche Valley Camp In Kenya’s Maasai Mara we came upon a rather dispersed herd of Wildebeest. Two males were have a major fight. The clashing of heads and the clattering of their horns made for quite a spectacle. Other...
Mating lions. Early one morning in the Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we found these two lions. We had seen them mating the previous day. This was one of the Lemick boys and a very fine specimen he was. It was not long before they began to mate. Watching...