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Having killed a Thomsons gazelle, a python drags it by the nose to a secure place where it will devour it out of sight from other predators and vultures.African pythons can reach a length of over twenty feet. They are not venomous, rather relying on killing by constriction.They normally live near water.
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A python kills a Thomson's gazelle by constriction. African pythons can reach a length of over twenty feet. They are not venomous. .
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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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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female cheetah with her four five month old cubs feeding on a male Thomson's Gazelle.
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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 male lion defending a buffalo kill from vultures at dawn.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A male lion feeding on a buffalo carcass.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A male lion keeps a careful eye on vulutures at a buffalo kill he is feeding on.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A young lioness licking her lips after feeding on a kill.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A male cheetah catching a wildebeest calf using its sharp dew claw to help pull it to a halt.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. One of a coalition of three male cheetahs hunting wildebeest during the dry season. The male has snagged the wildebeest calf using its razor sharp dew claw heloing to anchor it and to pull it to a halt.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female cheetah strangling an adult female impala. This is the typical killing bits used by big cats, pinning their prey to the ground and strangling or suffocating it.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Martial Eagle that had just killed an Egyptian Goose. This is the largest African eagle.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Martial Eagle that had just killed an Egyptian Goose. This is the largest African eagle. It is mantaling, defensively spreading its wings to shield its prey.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A young two year old female leopard carrying a Cape Hare she has just captured before killing and eating.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A female cheetah strangling a Thomson's gazelle fawn accompanied by her three large cubs.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. One of a coalition of three male cheetahs pursuing a wildebeest calf in the late afternoon. Male cheetahs often take larger prey than females, particularly when hunting as a group.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Two male lions in the heart of their territory on Paradise Plain, on the alert for rivals.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Liones and cub feeding on a kill at dawn.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Male cheetahs feeding on a wildebeest calf they have just killed.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. One of a coaltion of 3 territorial cheetah brothers feeding on a wildebeest kill and alert to the possibility of danger from hyenas or lions intent on stealing their kill. The males were recovering from mange.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A male cheetah feeding on a wildebeest kill. He was one of a coalition of three males.
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Kenya, Masai Mara. A female cheetah stalks a herd of Thomson's gazelle on the savannah.
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Kenya, Masai Mara. A female cheetah stalks a herd of Thomson's gazelle on the savannah.
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A bull elephant in Amboseli National Park. Elephants consume the equivalent of about 5% of their body weight (i.e. up to 300kg) in twenty-four hours.
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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 bull elephant caked in mud emerges from a swamp at Amboseli National Park. Elephants consume the equivalent of about 5% of their body weight (i.e. up to 300kg) in twenty-four hours.
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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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Two black rhinos on the open plains at Amboseli. Poaching of this severely endangered species led to its extermination in this region in the late 1980's.Rhinos have very poor eyesight and are prone to charge at the slightest noise or disturbance. .
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A bull elephant feeds in the Amboseli swamp. Little egrets are often seen close to elephants,feeding on the insects they disturb.Elephants consume about 5% of their body weight (i.e. up to 300kg) in twenty-four hours.
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A herd of elephants moves across the Amboseli plains.Elephants are gregarious,living in family groups consisting of related cows and their offspring. They are led by an old female,known as a matriarch. Sometimes,family groups met up to form large herds.
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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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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A pride male pauses to drink on his way to cover after feeding on a kill.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A pride male after a heavy rain storm.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Bila Shaka Lugga, Narok County. Pride of lions huddling together to shelter from the rain at the beginning of the Long Rains. The lioness on the right is alert to wildebeest and zebra grazing on the plains.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Two male lions alert to the movements of female members of their pride. Late evening in the rain.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Two pride males watching the lionesses in their pride setting off to hunt after a heavy rain storm.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Two pride males watching the lionesses in their pride setting off to hunt after a heavy rain storm.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A 20 month old male leopard descends from 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, 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 lioness carrying one of her three 10 week old cubs to a new hiding place along an intermittent water course.
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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. A male lion guarding a lioness who is coming in to season so he can mate with her and prevent other males from approaching. Dawn with red oat grass.
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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 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 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, 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, 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 resting at the rocky hideout where she has left her cub for safety.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Mara North Conservancy, Leopard Gorge, Narok County. A female leopard stretches as she becomes active in the late afternoon.
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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, Narok County. A group of lions lying on a termite mound watching cautiously as lions from another pride feed on a kill.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. A lioness roaring early in the morning.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Two lionesses on a termite mound watching cautiously as lions from another pride feed on a kill.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A four year old male lion watching other members of his pride at dawn.
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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, 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, Narok County. A female leopard lying in the shade of a croton bush 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, 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, Narok County. A dark maned pride male sitting alert in long red oat grass early in the morning.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Two adult male lions patrolling their territory.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Three male lions patrolliing their territory early in the morning.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Two male lions alert to the movements of female members of their pride. They are patrolling their territory and stopping from time to time to scent mark to signify ownership.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Three adult male lions out patrolling their territory stopping to roll in the dung left by a buffalo.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Three adult male lions investigating a buffalo dropping which one of them had rolled in.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Three male lions greeting and investigating scent. One of the males had found a buffalo dropping and rolled in it.
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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, Narok County. A Martial Eagle hunting. Africa's largest eagle hunts prey such as Thomson Gazelle fawns, Dik-Dik, Guinea Fowl and Banded Mongooses.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A Martial Eagle hunting. Africa's largest eagle hunts prey such as Thomson Gazelle fawns, Dik-Dik, Guinea Fowl and Banded Mongooses.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Malachite Kingfisher perched on a sedge stem watching for prey such as small fish and frogs in the marsh.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Malachite Kingfisher perched on a sedge stem watching for prey such as small fish and frogs in the marsh.
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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. A female cheetah with her 6 three month old male cub resting on a termite mound at dawn.
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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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Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. A lioness turns to watch her pride mates moving off to hunt.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Lioness alert to possible prey.
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Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. A lioness alert in long red oat grass while being greeted by a five month old cub.
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