A female Jaguar in a tree. As we cruised along the rive in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal, we spotted a female jaguar resting high up in a tree on the river bank. Jaguars are adept tree climbers and it was so nice to see a female jaguar in a tree with such good views. As...
A jaguar spooks a large group of white-lipped peccaries. We had been watching a jaguar and her two almost mature male cubs at a waterhole in Brazil’s Southern Pantanal when the cats slinked away into the forest. It soon became clear why. A large herd of white-lipped...
Two male jaguar cubs come down for a drink. The heat of the day was building in Brazil’s Southern Pantanal. We could just about see a jaguar with her two, almost mature male cubs deep in the undergrowth enjoying the shade near a waterhole. We waited to see what they...
Jaguar and her six month old cub find time to play. In Brazil’s Southern Pantanal, we found this female jaguar (known as Aracy) and her six month old cub (known as Mocoha) sitting on a mound. Soon the cub got up and walked over to its mother and the pair played in...
Female jaguar cub meets up with mum in a waterhole. We found this female jaguar cub (known as Dakari) resting in the shade whilst her mother (Surya) was finishing up on a kill nearby at Caiman Ecological Refuge in Brazil’s Southern Pantanal. After a yawn and a role...
Two male jaguar cubs in a waterhole. We got to this waterhole early in the morning at Caiman Ecological Refuge, Southern Pantanal, Brazil and just in time to see these two quite mature male jaguar cubs enter the water, play with a stick, have a drink and move around....
A one month old elephant calf with the herd. Perhaps there is nothing more adorable than a very young elephant calf. Here in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we were lucky enough to encounter this herd with a one month old calf. It never leaves...
An elephant nurses her one month old elephant. Finding an elephant herd with tiny calves is always exciting. But finding one with a calf just one month old is special. This herd in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara was relaxed and put on a nice...
A magnificent herd of elephants with a tiny calf. Spending time with a relaxed herd of elephants is a privilege. These gentle giants in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara were slowly making their way through bushes eating as they went. What made...
On a very chilly morning a lion pride gets going. On a very chilly morning in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we set off to try and find the Iseketa pride of lions and find them we did! The light was still rather poor but we got into a great...
A big male lion early on a misty morning with lots of flying insects. The sun was just rising and there was a thick mist in Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We found this big male lion (known osupat) sitting among some bushes backlit and with huge...
A huge male lion yawns at sunset. We had spent a long time with this huge male called Osupat in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. He had been following a female and mating with her regularly. She was with him on the brow of this hill as the sun...
Wildebeest cross a stream - a mini migration! In the distance we could see a herd of around one hundred wildebeest all in a line trotting along the horizon in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. A head of them we knew there was a small stream and it seemed very likely that they...
Huge male lion finishes off a Topi kill and then the hyenas and jackals move in. This big male lion (Osupat) and his three sons have formed a powerful coalition in the Olare Motorogi conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. We heard that they had taken down a Topi...
Giraffes at sunrise with Impala. There are some spectacular sunrises in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. They become even better when there are animals on the horizon. This morning we found some giraffe making their way leisurely along the horizon along with a small herd of...
Giraffes at sunrise with a Topi. There are some spectacular sunrises in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. They become even better when there are animals on the horizon. This morning we found some giraffe making their way leisurely along the horizon and then a Topi trotted in front...
A male Leopard wanders along a lugga. Male leopards are often very shy and not easy to find. However, this afternoon in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we came across this very relaxed male Leopard, known as Olopono. He is rarely seen because he...
A newborn Wildebeest calf takes its first tentative steps. As we explored the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara we came across a small herd of Wildebeest. They were a little dispersed and grazing. Then, at a distance, we spotted one female giving...
Playful Giant River Otters around a fallen tree. As we made our way along the Piquiri River in Brazil’s Northern Pantanal we came across this family group of Giant River otters swimming in and around a tree that had fallen in the river.. They were interacting with...
Wildebeest protect a newborn calf from hungry Jackals. In the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, we could see and hear a herd of Wildebeest in the distance and they appeared highly agitated. As we approached we could see several Jackals running around....