Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank. Lying on the sandy river bed was a lioness with two of her cubs in Mala Mala, South Africa. One of the cubs tried to suckle but was pushed away by a very large paw! We knew she had four cubs and we...
Leopard with her two cubs play on the river bank - gorgeous big cats! In the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we found this Leopard (the Piccadilly female) with her two, five month old cubs. They had had a traumatic time the evening before as they had experienced...
Four tiny lion cubs join their mother on the sandy river bank. Lying on the sandy river bed was a lioness with two of her cubs in Mala Mala, South Africa. One of the cubs tried to suckle but was pushed away by a very large paw! We knew she had four cubs and we...
Leopard and one of her cubs play on the river bank - lovely interaction. In the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa we found this Leopard (the Piccadilly female) with her two, five month old cubs. One cub was resting nearby whilst the second cub could not resist...
Leopard and her very young cubs play in the long grass. The light was lovely in the Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa when we found this family of leopards in some long grass. This was the Piccadilly female and her two, five month old cubs. It was hilarious to see...
Black-maned lion of Tswalu, South Africa. We spent a considerable amount in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve in South Africa looking for these lions. Some expert tracking by our guides finally delivered. This magnificent male was with two females in a rather impressive...
Sunset lions in Kenya's Maasai Mara. We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. They had been on the move constantly but as the day drew to a close and the sun was setting they had a rest. The light...
Four tiny Lion cubs try to keep up with the rest of the pride. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions. The pride had been on the move but now they were resting and four tiny cubs were taking full...
A pride of lions on the move across the Maasai Mar. We had spent quite some time with the enormous breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride of Lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. It had been a challenge keeping up with them as they moved effortlessly across the plain. We did manage to...
Leopard cub in a tree during a thunderstorm. It was late in the evening and the light was fading in Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya when we found this Leopard cub (Nadala). She was almost fully grown and would soon be leaving her mother (Sakuet). She was sitting in a...
Lion cubs join one of their pride’s females in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We had headed off early in the morning in search of the breakaway Ilkisiausiau pride which had 40+ members. We first found a pile of five cubs in gorgeous light. Four of the cubs were five and a half...
Leopard on the rock. We had spent about one hour watching this leopard (Natito) as she wandered through uninspiring habitat in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We had hoped she would hunt or do something of interest. Our guide said she liked a particular rocky outcrop to view...
A female Cheetah on an Impala kill. We had spent quite some time watching this six year old female Cheetah (Kulete) earlier in the day as she tried to hunt but on each occasion she was easily spotted. We decided to leave her and return later to establish if she had...
A male Cheetah marks his territory. In the open plains of Kenya’s Maasai Mara we found this handsome male Cheetah (called Milele). He had been trying to hunt Topi but had been seen from a great distance so he gave up and concentrated on scent making an isolated...
A five week old lion cub plays with a lioness. The evening light was lovely in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when we found the Enkoyanai pride of lions. Most were asleep or relaxing but one was being pestered by a five week old cub. She was very tolerant as the cub enjoyed...
Lioness with a five week old cub. As the evening was drawing to a close in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we came across some members of the Enkoyanai pride of lions. One lioness was with a tiny, five week old cub and their interaction was a...
Lions love to groom each other. This pride of lions had just finished feasting on a baby Hippo and it was clearly time for a wash and brush up. A very peaceful scene as lions love to groom each other in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. However, out of shot is a very agitated...
A magnificent male Lion in Kenya's Maasai Mara. The evening light was lovely in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when we found this magnificent male lion named Osupaat. He is such a powerful looking lion but with a regal air about him. We just watched as he surveyed his territory...
A magnificent male cheetah (Milele) on the prowl. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara we were fortunate to find Milele looking as though he was hunting. He had been spotted by the nearby Grant’s Gazelles, Topi, Ostrich and Wildebeest so it didn’t look as though he would have a...
Lions fool around. We had been with the Breakaway Enkoyanai pride of lions for quite some time in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and for the most part they had been sleeping (as lions tend to do!). Some of the sub adult lions began to fool around watched by a one month old cub....