Playful young Orangutan. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we came across this Orangutan with her youngster. They were both feeding but the youngster decided to do this whilst hanging upside down. Its mother paid the youngster no attention even when...
Male Orangutan calls loudly across the jungle. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a male Orangutan high in the trees along the river bank. It was scratching itself and eating fruits. It the disappeared...
An Orangutan called Albert - a large alpha male. Light rain was falling in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo when this large alpha male Orangutan turned up at the feeding station. He was known as Albert - a great name for such a striking great ape. One...
Young Orangutan plays by swinging from a tree. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we came across this Orangutan with her youngster. Whilst the mother did some grooming the youngster hung from the tree branch and swung from side to side. A very...
Proboscis Monkeys and their tiny babies. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a female Proboscis Monkey sitting on an exposed branch over the river. She was nursing her very young baby. All was peaceful...
Just hanging around: Orangutan with her tiny baby. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we were lucky to come across a Orangutan with her tiny baby. It was remarkable that they just hung from the branches of trees without a care in the world. A clear...
Greater Coucal with a Speckle-headed Vine Snake. It was raining in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) as we sailed along the Sekonyer River. A flash of colour across the river - a Greater Coucal. It landed in a tree on the river bank and we could see...
Probocis Monkeys on the move. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we could see and hear a troupe of Proboscis Monkeys making their way through the jungle. We got in position where we anticipated the moneys would...
Orangutan with her young baby. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we were lucky to come across a Orangutan with her young baby. It was remarkable watch how effortlessly she moved amongst the tree with her baby clinging to her hair. They looked so...
Young Orangutan has fun in the tree. In the distance in Tanjung Putting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we could hear movement in the trees. It was a young Orangutan heading our direction. We could then see it as it swung through the trees. Such fun to watch an...
An impressive alpha male Orangutan. In Indonesian Borneo we had sailed along the Sekonyer River to visit Camp Leakey in Tanjung Putting National Park. Here we encountered this wonderful alpha male orangutan (given the name Jacob by the local guides). He was a very...
With a pride of Lions: cubs play with lionesses; lionesses play with cubs. he early morning in Kenya’s Maasai Mara had been quiet until we found the pride of Lions. The cubs were very active playing with some sticks and with each other. They then began to play with...
Leopard retrieves a Thompson’s Gazelle kill from high in a tree. n Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we had been following this female leopard as she approached a tree where she had stashed a Thompson’s Gazelle kill high up in the canopy. She climbed the tree with ease even though...
With a pride of lions. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara it was very special to come across this pride of lions out in the open. The wider shot allowed me not only to capture the lion and cub acton but to set this in the broader environment of the Mara. The Lion cubs playing...
A lovely Leopard does some grooming. The rain had finally stopped falling in Kenya’s Maasai Mara when we spotted this female Leopard sitting by some croton bushes. She was very relaxed - just looking around and grooming. We watched for sometime before she fell asleep...
Cheetah and a rainbow. Early in the morning in Kenya’s Maasai Mara the clouds had been threatening rain and indeed we had a light shower. As we scanned around we spotted a female Cheetah sitting on a termite mound on the look out for prey. There were impala, and...
Lion cubs playtime as the thunder rumbles. As the afternoon drew to a close we found a pride of lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As we looked around we could see the storm clouds gathering. Thunder and lightening were getting closer but this did not deter these lion cubs...
Two Cheetah brothers in the rain. In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, the afternoon often brought a spectacular storm. The rain began to fall when we found these two Cheetah brothers lying in the open. They were relaxed and did not seem to be bothered by the rain. After watching...
Hyenas on a Wildebeest kill. We got notice that a clan of hyenas had taken down an adult Wildebeest in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. In the few minutes it took us to reach the site, these amazing animals had almost eaten the entire carcass. It is remarkable to hear the hyenas...
Lion cubs just love to have fun. These very young lion cubs were full of energy, in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. The rest of the pride were a short distance away and doing what lions do best - laze around and sleep. Not these cubs. They were charging around, climbing trees...