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...
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...
Lioness battles hyenas, jackals and vultures over a hippo carcas. Two male lions from the River pride in Kenya’s Mara North Conservancy in the Maasai Mara had managed to take down an adult hippo. After they had had their fill other members of the pride moved in. When...
A pride of lions on a rocky outcrop. In the nice morning light, we found this pride of lions moving across the open plain. It looked like they were about to cross a small valley so we positioned our vehicle on the far side to get views of them crossing the valley and...
Lions cubs at play. It is always great fun to watch lion cubs at play. We found a pride of lions early one morning in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. The adults were resting but the cubs had lots of energy. We had met up with this pride on several occasions in the early morning....
Lion pride crosses the open plain. Over several mornings we had spent time with this pride of lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Often our time with them was short as they were normally on the move to find a suitable resting place for the day. We ended up following the...
Lion cubs fool around. It is always great fun to watch lion cubs fool around. We found a pride of lions early one morning in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. The adults were resting but the cubs had lots of energy. We had met up with this pride on several occasions in the early...
Time with a pride of lions. We found a pride of lions just relaxing in the chill of the early morning. The cubs played with the females and there was much grooming. It is always impressive to spend time with a pride of lions and marvel at the power and beauty of these...
Lioness with small cubs. The Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara is a great place to see lions. On this quite chilly morning we found a pride of lions and the cubs enjoyed playing with one of the pride female lions. Such a lovely sight seeing a lioness...
Young Lions play around a tree. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara not far from Kicheche Bush camp, we found a ride of lions. Some of the cubs and juveniles decided it was time for some play. They found a suitable dead tree and began to play. As the rest of the pride carried on...
Young Lions fool around on a rock. We had spent some time with a pride of lions in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy close to Kicheche Bush Camp, in the Maasai, Mara. Two of the young lions spotted a rock a short distance away and could not resist using it as a...
With a pride of lions in the Maasai Mara. Heavy rain in the Maasai Mara had made the ground around Kicheche Bush Camp in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy very wet indeed. We spent quite some time with a pride of lions as they moved on from a topi kill to find a resting...
Fabulous male lion. This fabulous male lion had just enjoyed feasting on a topi in Kenya’s Maasai Mara not far from Kicheche Bush camp. The early morning mist had mostly vanished and the light was improving. As he walked towards us we could hear his impressive paws...
Lion pride in glorious early morning light. It was a misty morning as we set off from Kicheche Bush Camp, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and there had been heavy rain for the previous several days. As the sun broke through the mist began to lift as we found a lion pride in...
Lions take down a zebra as a storm builds. Close to Kicheche Bush Camp in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Kenya, Africa we saw that a pride of lions had spotted a small herd (a dazzle) of zebra as they prepared to cross the river. The lions immediately started to...