Lion plays rough with a very young cub. Early one morning as the light was getting very nice we came across the Enkoyanai pride of Lions in Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We found eight adults, one a female with a very small cub (not much over a...
With a Serval Cat. The sun had just come up in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Maasai Mara and it was still quite chilly. What was that movement in the long grass? Wow - a Serval Cat. After looking around, a quick head shake and a bit of grooming, it set off through...
Playful Lion cubs. We spent an enjoyable evening watching part of the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Although this pride has more than 40 members we were only seeing a subset of the pride. Here in The Naboisho Conservancy we found a few...
Playful Lion cubs pester a big pride male. The agenda for this afternoon’s game drive was - Lions! We would try to find the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride which is more than 40+ strong (two males Bully and Limpy, about 19 females and about 23 cubs of various...
A Leopard and her cub are reunited. The previous evening we had spent some time with a leopard and her cub as they rested in a tree in the Mara North Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They had both come down from the tree as the light was fading and headed off to hunt. Early...
Magnificent male leopard arrives for a drink. The waterhole at Lentorre in Kenya’s Southern Rift Valley is a good place to watch creatures of the night come to drink. We had several very nice encounters but one of the highlights was when a male leopard came for a...
Male Leopard cub on a Thompson's Gazelle kill in a tree. We could hear the Vervet Monkeys alarm calling quite some distance away. This usually signals the presence of their arch enemy - the Leopard. We soon discovered what the commotion was all about. High up in a...
Lions chase and take down a zebra. We had been following the Enkoyanai pride of lions for some time in the early morning light of the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They were clearly on the lookout for potential prey. First they spotted a giraffe and then a...
Lioness and hyenas fight over an impala carcass. We had witnessed a female Cheetah take down a male Impala. This made a magnificent meal for her and her almost mature male cub. We watched as they had their fill and then wandered off to rest. Within a matter of seconds...
Leopard and her cub in a tree. In the Mara North Conservancy of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we had been watching a leopard and her cub deep in the undergrowth. They were very hard to see. As the heat of the day built we decided to leave them and return in the evening. This...
Leopard with a Zebra foal kill in a tree. The day was drawing to a close and the storm clouds were gathering and the wind was picking up in Lamai in the northern Serengeti. The sky looked most impressive! It was time to think about returning to camp. But something in...
Lions enjoying a drink at a waterhole. It was dark when this lioness was drinking at the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. She was then joined by a second lioness and they enjoyed a drink together. As a male lion arrived one of the females beat...
Lion pride heads for a drink. We had been watching this pride of lions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, near to Ndutu Safari Lodge, Tanzania for a few days. They were not in good shape. There was little prey for them and they were all very thin. The cubs in...
Lioness drinking at a waterhole. Just as the sun was setting, this lioness arrived at the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Lodge, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. She was certainly well fed after earlier having taken down a Cape Buffalo and was no in need of a good, long drink. This...
Gorgeous African Wild Cat kittens. A flash of two small creatures as they disappeared into a hole in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area near Ndutu Safari Lodge. What were they? After a while a little head appeared - an African Wld Cat kitten. Wow! Two kittens in what...
A beautiful Leopard cub arrives for a drink. The hide by the waterhole at Kavinga Safari Camp in Mana Pools, Zimbabwe is an amazing place to see big cats up close and personal. This particular evening an 8 month old Leopard cub arrived for a long drink. Bats and...
Lion cubs in a playful mood. As the day was drawing to an end in the Lamai Wedge in the northern Serengeti most of the lion pride were resting. These three cubs had plenty of energy still and appeared to be having great fun chasing each other around. But eventually...
Four impressive male lions. Early in the morning four fabulous male Lions were resting in the long grass when a herd of Cape Buffalo emerged from bushes behind them. There were too many buffalo for this to be a hunting opportunity so the lions moved on and out of the...
Playful lion cubs have fun with a stick. As the pride (two males and six lionesses) rested, these three month old lion cubs entertained themselves by playing with a stick! It was great fun to watch their antics in the Lamai Wedge, Serengeti. They soon became tired of...
Lioness with three very playful four month old cubs. As the day was drawing to an end in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we were hoping that this lioness and her three four month old cubs would emerge from the dense bushes in front of us before the light failed. Our patience paid...