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...
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
A lion cub is introduced to the pride: it does not go well! 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...
Lions fooling around. These sub adult lions amused us for quite a while with their entertaining antics. It was particularly funny to see one of them break a stick off a dead tree and then run away with it being chased by the others