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Elephants enjoy the rain – Maasai Mara 2022

Elephants enjoy the rain – Maasai Mara 2022

Elephants enjoy the rain. After a prolonged dry spell in Kenya’s Maasai Mara the animals all welcomed the downpour that we experienced. This was particularly true for the elephants. They enjoyed drinking from the puddles and taking a well earned mud bath - mud, mud...

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A very young Elephant calf – Maasai Mara 2022

A very young Elephant calf – Maasai Mara 2022

A very young Elephant calf. After a long morning game drive in the Maasai Mara, we came across a small herd of elephants. There was a very young calf with the herd and we spent time trying to get good views of it. As to be expected, it stayed very close to its mother....

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Wonderful Wolverine in the forest – Finland 2021

Wonderful Wolverine in the forest – Finland 2021

Wonderful Wolverine in the forest. Only a few minutes earlier a Brown Bear had paid a visit to this clearing in the forest which we had been watching for some time. Now a Wolverine appeared in the same clearing. It routed around in the undergrowth, had a good scratch...

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Wolverine on a Reindeer carcass – Finland 2021

Wolverine on a Reindeer carcass – Finland 2021

Wolverine on a Reindeer carcass. It was mid afternoon in the Taiga forest in north east Finland very close to the Russian border. As we scanned around for either bears or wolves, we spotted a small, dark animal scurrying amongst the undergrowth. A Wolverine! It...

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Crocodiles kill Wildebeest in the Mara River – Tanzania, 2019

Crocodiles kill Wildebeest in the Mara River – Tanzania, 2019

Crocodiles kill Wildebeest in the Mara River. It’s bonanza time for the Crocodiles of the Mara River, Tanzania when the great migration reaches the river. Hundreds of thousands of Wildebeest will cross the rive in predictable spots. The Crocodiles are waiting. The...

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With the Elephants – Tanzania, 2019

With the Elephants – Tanzania, 2019

With the Elephants. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania is well known for its high density of Elephants. This family group were all around us. It was a delight to see the young calves; one of them was suckling. These gentle giants paid us scant regard as they made their...

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Elephants on the move – Tanzania, 2019

Elephants on the move – Tanzania, 2019

Elephants on the move. It was a joy to watch this family group of elephants. Their behaviour points to them being a highly intelligent species on a par with Cetaceans and Primates. The structure of the elephant brain is similar to that of humans and their cortex has...

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Elephants around the baobab tree – Tanzania, 2019

Elephants around the baobab tree – Tanzania, 2019

Elephants around the baobab tree. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania is famous for its high density of Elephants and Baobab trees - it did not disappoint! In the gorgeous, late afternoon light, this lovely Baobab tree made for a beautiful setting to watch this relaxed...

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A fantastic Caracal and a successful hunt! – Tanzania, 2019

A fantastic Caracal and a successful hunt! – Tanzania, 2019

A fantastic Caracal and a successful hunt! There it was in the distance but unmistakable! We approached as close as we could but it was still some distance away. Filming was tough because it was very windy and there was a significant heat haze. Nevertheless, we...

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Cheetah and her cub on a kill – Tanzania, 2019

Cheetah and her cub on a kill – Tanzania, 2019

Cheetah and her cub on a kill. This is not an easy film to watch! We saw this Cheetah and her cub in the distance and realised that she had just caught a Thomson's Gazelle. She was panting heavily and it was evident that we had missed the take down by just a few...

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Sea Otter and her pup – Alaska 2020

Sea Otter and her pup – Alaska 2020

Sea Otter and her pup. We spent quite some time watching this adorable Sea Otter pup and its mother. They are endearing little creatures. Births occur year round but but peak in May and June. This was filmed in February. Remarkably gestation varies from 4-12 months...

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Sea Otters in ice – Alaska 2020

Sea Otters in ice – Alaska 2020

The Sea Otters in Homer harbour had been having a tough time since the harbour had been packed with ice. As the ice began to disperse, the Sea Otters were more active and easier to watch. They are endearing little creatures. Sea Otters have the densest fur in the...

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Giant Anteaters – Pantanal, Brazil 2019

Giant Anteaters – Pantanal, Brazil 2019

Giant Anteaters. In Brazil's Pantanal, the Giant Anteater must be one of the strangest yet most impressive of creatures. At Pousada Aguape, in the Southern Pantanal we were lucky enough to see several Anteaters reasonably close. The Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga...

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Playful Giant River Otters – Pantanal, Brazil 2019

Playful Giant River Otters – Pantanal, Brazil 2019

Giant River Otters. In Brazil's Pantanal, this family group of Giant River Otters were exploring the river bank presumably in search of fish. However, some members of the family decided it was more fun to fool around in the river and on the bank. Fabulous encounter!...

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Giant River Otters feasting – Pantanal, Brazil 2019

Giant River Otters feasting – Pantanal, Brazil 2019

Giant River Otters feasting. We had several very good encounters with Giant River Otters in Brazil's Pantanal. This group were feeding and very succesful they were. The giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is up to 1.7 metres (5.6 ft) long. Unlike other...

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