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...
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....
Lion plays with a very young cub. We had been with the Breakaway Enkoyanai pride of lions for quite some time in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and had been watching the antics of a small cub. The cub decided to join a lone young male lion a little bit apart from the rest of the...
A pride of lions after a Warthog kill: bonding by much mutual grooming. The bonds within a pride of lions can be very strong and are constantly being reinforced. Here, the subadults of the breakaway Enkoyanai pride, having just killed and consumed a Warthog began a...
Two very tiny but playful lion cub. As the evening was drawing to a close in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we found these two, one month old lion cubs. Their mother was close by. Initially, they were relaxed and sitting watching the world go...
Subadult lions have fun. Early one morning in Kenya’s Maasai mara we found elements of the breakaway Enkoyanai pride of lions. The subadults were on the move and enjoyed playing with each other as they made their way across the plain. It was fun to watch them chasing...
Lion on an Eland carcass. Some lions of the River pride in the Mara North Conservancy, of Kenya’s Maasai Mara had taken down a male Eland. An adult male Eland is around 1.6 m tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 900 kg. So to take down such prey is no easy task!...
Lion pride with a three week old cub. When we first found these lions of the breakaway Enkoyanai pride they were rather sleepy and relaxed. After a while a three week old cub got restless and began to interact withe sub adults and adults. Great fun to watch the antics...
Lion pride get together after the heavy rain. The breakaway Enesikiria pride of lions had been sheltering from a very heavy downpour of rain in Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara. They emerged from the bushes and immediately began grooming themselves and each other and...
Lions in the rain. Finding Lions in the rain is always an enjoyable watch. These lions in Naboisho Conservancy, Maasai Mara were no exception.The first sight of two lions looking very miserable is one I will remember. Other lions seemed more relaxed: one with a big...
Lions play with a very young cub. 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 stopped for rest but the younger lions could not resist playing with a one month old cub....
Lions fooling around. The Enkoyanai pride of Lions in Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara had been on the move for some time in rather a sedate manner. Then some of the lions decided to have some fun and started to fool around. The forward role that one...
Lioness and her 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 month of age). Most...
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...
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...
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...
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...