Lion cubs playtime as the thunder rumbles. As the afternoon drew to a close we found a pride of lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we looked around we could see the storm clouds gathering. Thunder and lightening were getting closer but this did not deter these lion cubs...
Two Cheetah brothers in the rain. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, the afternoon often brought a spectacular storm. The rain began to fall when we found these two Cheetah brothers lying in the open. They were relaxed and did not seem to be bothered by the rain. After watching...
Hyenas on a Wildebeest kill. We got notice that a clan of hyenas had taken down an adult Wildebeest in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the few minutes it took us to reach the site, these amazing animals had almost eaten the entire carcass. It is remarkable to hear the hyenas...
Lion cubs just love to have fun. These very young lion cubs were full of energy, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. The rest of the pride were a short distance away and doing what lions do best - laze around and sleep. Not these cubs. They were charging around, climbing trees...
Black Leopard with her kill. The alarm calls of Guinea Fowl alerted us to the presence of a leopard. We were delighted to find that it was Giza, the famous Black Leopard (Black Panther) around Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. We got glimpses of her as she approached....
An adorable baby elephant. Near Laikipia Wilderness camp, Kenya, this herd of elephants had just crossed the river and were enjoying a sand bath. Amongst them was a tiny, baby elephant. It was also enjoying the sand bath by rolling in the sand or getting sand blown...
Elephants have fun in the river. Over the previous few days the level of the river near Lakipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya had been rising following some very impressive late afternoon storms. We watched as this herd of elephants approached the river intent on crossing....
Black Leopard surveys her territory. The day was drawing to a close near Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya as we searched for Giza, the now famous Black Leopard of the area. Giza, which in Swahili means “darkness” is a most appropriate name for a black leopard. We had...
Black Leopard (black panther) relaxes in the shade. It was a very warm afternoon near Laikipa Wilderness Camp, Kenya when we found Giza, a stunning black leopard (black panther) relaxing deep in the undergrowth. Giza, which in Swahili means “darkness” is a most...
Stunning Back leopard. This female black leopard goes by the name of Giza, which in Swahili means “darkness”. A most appropriate name! We saw this black leopard or black panther whilst staying at Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. It was late in the afternoon a she was...
Noisy Hyenas on a Zebra carcass. We came across this very noisy and large clan of hyenas on a Zebra carcass near Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. There was a single young male lion near by and we surmised that the lion (or lions) had taken down the zebra but that this...
A wonderful black leopard (or black panther). Leopards are fabulous big cats but finding a melanistic or black leopard is simply sensational. We were very fortunate to see this black leopard or black panther whilst staying at Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya. This...
Lions in the rain. We had experienced some very dramatic storms on our recent visit to Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we drove around we came across this pride of lions which had just decided to ride out the storm and were getting very wet. There was a lot of head shaking!...
Playful subadult lions in a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped they set off and gathered near this tree. One of the subadults...
Leopard in a tree with a kill. This one year old leopard cub was feasting on a baby wildebeest carcass high up in a tree. The Maasai Mara, Kenya is a superb place to watch these magnificent cats. The leopard was munching away on the carcass and much of it had been...
Lion pride after the storm. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped some of them wandered out into the open. The sky was dark and there...
Elephant with her very young calf. We spotted a small herd of elephants in the distance inn Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we got closer we could see to onside of the herd was a female elephant with a very small calf. The calf stayed close to its mother. It was such joy to...
Leopard comes down from a tree. This one year old male leopard cub was spotted high up in a tree in Kenya’s, Maasai Mara. It was clearly keen to come down from the tree but the presence of a couple of hyenas nearby had made it rather nervous. The hyenas moved some...
Lions fool around in a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, there had been a monumental rain and thunderstorm. This pride of lions had been sheltering from the worst of the weather but as soon as it stopped they set off and gathered near a tree. One of the young cubs climbed...
A pride of lions on the move. The sun had just risen in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve as we encountered this pride of lions on the move to their regular shady spot in the croton bushes for the day. The light was lovely with bands of mist and and layers of...