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A leopard rests in the fork of an Acacia tortilis tree in Samburu National Game Reserve.
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A leopard rests on the dead branch of an Acacia tortilis tree in Samburu National Game Reserve. .
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A cheetah surveys the grassy plains of Masai Mara from a termite mound. The cheetah is a fast,efficient and frequent killer of gazelles and impala. .
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A cheetah surveys the grassy plains of Masai Mara from a termite mound. The cheetah is a fast,efficient and frequent killer of gazelles and impala. .
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A young male lion looks intently at animals grazing on the plains from his commanding position in a tree.
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A leopard,resting comfortably in a large acacia tree (Acacia tortilis),basks in the last rays of the setting sun.
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A female Leopard (Panthera pardus) rests in the shade,lying on the high branch of a tree safe from other predators
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A female Leopard (Panthera pardus) rests in the shade,lying on the branch of a tree
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A cheetah family on the grassy plains of Masai Mara. Cubs may stay with their mother for up to two years.The cheetah is a fast,efficient and frequent killer of gazelles and impala. .
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A forest leopard stands alert on the branch of a cedar tree (Juniperus procera).
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A pride of lions drinks from a muddy pool in the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
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A pride of lions rests near water in the Masai Mara Game Reserve.The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females.
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A lioness keeps watch from a comfortable perch in a huge Acacia tortilis tree in the Tarangire National Park.
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A fine maned lion.Adult male lions weigh up to 500lb. They begin to grow manes at the age of eighteen months,which will not fully develop until the age of five or six.
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A fine maned lion.Adult male lions weigh up to 500lb. They begin to grow manes at the age of eighteen months,which will not fully develop until the age of five or six.
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A pride of lions moves to shelter from an approaching storm.The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females.
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Lion cubs on a buffalo kill.Cubs are born blind and will open their eyes after two weeks. They begin to eat meat at six weeks old.
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A lioness and her cubs. For the first six to eight weeks of their lives,cub will be concealed in a thicket or rocky outcrop when their mother goes hunting. When she returns,she will call them out of hiding with a soft,throaty 'eoaw-ugh'.
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A lioness and her cubs. For the first six to eight weeks of their lives,cub will be concealed in a thicket or rocky outcrop when their mother goes hunting. When she returns,she will call them out of hiding with a soft,throaty 'eoaw-ugh'.
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A fine male lion.Adult male lions weigh up to 500lb. They begin to grow manes at the age of eighteen months,which will not fully develop until the age of five or six.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female leopard lying in the shade of a croton bush watching for prey.
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A pack of dwarf mongooses on a termite mound,which serves as their den.The dwarf mongoose is the smallest African carnivore and lives in packs of up to twenty individuals with a dominant breeding pair in each pack. Their colouring is very varied,ranging from tan to dark brown.
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A bull elephant in the Samburu National Game Reserve. Elephants are the colour of the soil where they live by taking regular dust baths to keep away flies and other biting insects.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A young female leopard lying on a rock at the end of the afternoon.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female leopard stands alert near to the tree where she has stashed her kill, and her cub is feeding. She is watchful for lions and hyenas.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. 10 month old leopard cub resting in a Balananites tree where its mother had stashed a kill.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard in a fig tree looking out across her territory for danger and possible prey early in the morning.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard in a fig tree looking out across her territory for danger and possible prey early in the morning.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard looking out across her territory for danger and possible prey early in the morning.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard resting at the rocky hideout where she has left her cub for safety.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Narok County. A shy female leopard descending from a Balanites tree or Desert Date where she has been resting.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Mara Buffalo Rocks, Narok County. A ten week old male leopad cub early in the morning at the rocky outcrop where it was born.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Talek River area, Narok County. A female leopard crouches on a termite mound near to cover late in the evening watching for suitable prey such as impalas.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Talek River area, Narok County. A female leopard sits alert on a termite mound late in the evening watching for prey.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Talek River area, Narok County. A female leopard sits alert on a termite mound late in the evening watching for prey.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Leopard Gorge, Narok District. Female leopard resting in a large and ancient fig tree in the heart of her territory during the heat of the day.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Female leopard watching for prey at edge of marsh.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A 6 month old female leopard cub watching hyenas that were attracted by the scent of the kill her mother had stashed in a tree.
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A dikdik in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya.Didiks are territorial and live in monogamous pairs. Only males have small horns.Well adapted to semi arid lands, they are completely independent of water, obtaining all the moisture they need from their food.
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Two dikdiks in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya.They are territorial and live in monogamous pairs. Only males have small horns.Well adapted to semi arid lands, they are completely independent of water, obtaining all the moisture they need from their food.
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A male gerenuk feeding in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya.Strictly browsers, gerenuk can often been seen feeding on branches six feet high by standing on their wedge shaped hooves, supported by their strong hind legs.Well adapted to semi arid lands, they can withstand waterless conditions with ease.
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A herd of oryx in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya.The distinctive markings and long straight horns of these fine antelopes set them apart from other animals of the northern plains.They inhabit arid areas, feeding on grass and browse.
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An elephant matriarch keeps a careful watch over her baby in the Samburu National Game Reserve. The gestation period of elephants is twenty-two months with an interval between calves of four to nine years.
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Two Rothschild giraffes 'neck' in Lake Nakuru National Park. Necking is a contest of strength and dominance undertaken by adult males or young giraffes,which stand shoulder to shoulder and aim arching blows to each other's head. .
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A reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) crosses a seasonal river bed in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya as a warthog stands in the shade of a thorn tree.These finely marked giraffes are only found in Northern Kenya and Somalia where they are now extremely vulnerable. .
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A lioness surveys her surroundings from a comfortable perch in a tree in the Tarangire National Park.
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A lioness surveys her surroundings from a tree in the Tarangire National Park.
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A lioness keeps a careful eye on her cub in the Moremi Wildlife Reserve.Moremi incorporates Chief's Island and was the first reserve in Africa to be created by indigenous Africans. Protecting the rich and diverse ecosystems of the central and eastern areas of the Okavango Delta,Moremi is the only area accessible by motor vehicle in dry weather.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female leopard and her 6 month old male cub feeding on a waterbuck calf she had killed and stashed in a tree.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A 20 month old male leopard watchfull in the tree where he has been feeding on a kill.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A 20 month old male leopard watchfull in the tree where he has been feeding on a kill.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A 20 month old male leopard watchfull in the tree where he has been feeding on a kill.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Leopard Gorge, North Mara Conservancy, Narok County. Female leopard with her four month old female cub early in the morning among long red oat grass.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Leopard Gorge, Mara North Conservancy, Narok County. Female leopard with 4 month old female cub among red oat grass at Leopard Gorge.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard watches for prey from her hiding place in a tree at the edge of the plains.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard with her four month old female cub at rocky outcrop among red oat grass.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, North Mara Conservancy, Narok County. Female leopard at Leopard Gorge among long red oat grass with her 4 month old daughter Malaika.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Leopard Gorge, Narok District. Female leopard raking her forepaws along the trunk of a fig tree to leave a visible scar and scent from glands between her toes helping to mark her territory.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Talek River, Narok County. A large adult male leopard who had just fed on an adult wildebeest. He is scraping his back legs and peeing while watching his subadult son perched in a tree.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Young 18 month old male leopard alert to the presence of a large adult male leopard who was almost certainly his father.
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Zambia,Kafue National Park. Lionesses (Panthera Leo) in a tree on the Busanga Plain.
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Grevys zebras inhabit dry bush country in Northern Kenya.They are the most northerly representatives of the zebra family and can be distinguished from the common or Burchells zebra by their large frame, saucer shaped ears and close set stripes.They are listed by IUCN as an endangered species.
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A common or Burchells zebra stands close to a Grevys zebra in Northern Kenya, clearly showing the difference between the two species. The Grevys zebra is the most northerly representative of the zebra family, it is listed by IUCN as an endangered species.
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A herd of elephants drinks from the Uaso Nyiro River in the Samburu National Game Reserve. By taking regular mud or dust baths to keep away flies and other biting insects,elephants take on the soil colour of their own habitats.
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A cheetah wearing a radio collar,in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. He is a habituated cheetah,originally orphaned. His brother was recently killed in 2004.
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A spotted hyena family on the Masai Mara plains.Hyena cubs are born with dark fur and are temporarily blind. However,they are sufficiently big at eight months to join in at a kill even though they will continue to suckle their mothers until 18 months old. .
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A bat-eared fox at the entrance to its burrow.These long-limbed,large eared 'foxes' feed on termites,beetles and other invertebrates. .
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female cheetah alert among the red oat grass at dusk . She is searching for prey before it gets too dark to hunt.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard stretches and digs her claws in to the trunk of a fig tree leaving a visible mark and scent which helps to mark her territory.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Lioness drinking after feeding on prey.
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