Major predators

Rare Daytime Encounter with A Striped Hyaena.

We left camp at dawn for an early morning game drive in an area of woodland near the edge of the vast Serengeti Plain….

Hungry lions – Our second day at Vumbura

So, Wild Dogs hunting on Day One at Vumbura. Could Day Two possibly come close to that? The following afternoon we had planned a…

Young cheetahs hunting

A contrast to the scenario from my previous post was to happen a few days later when we found two hungry sub-adult cheetah attempting…

Mother cheetah – the provider

Throughout the morning we had driven across the Plains through herds of wildebeest and zebra. Day and week old wildebeest calves were everywhere. Prey…

The Hyaena – the Serengeti’s Super Predator

As the crew went about their work preparing the balloon, a lone wildebeest ran up to within about fifteen yards of it before running…

Unusual Lion Encounter In the Masai Mara

By the end of the third day, these lions had full bellies, and all that remained of the carcass was the bare skull, spinal column, rib cage and the skin, stretched out like a picnic blanket.

Cat on the roof

As we sat watching her, one of her young cubs approached us in a manner that indicated he had an unusual fascination with the vehicle.

What a way to get a flat tyre!

There seemed to be pups everywhere, often approaching the vehicle very closely to investigate. This all seemed very endearing until it was time to drive away.

A lioness starts as we arrive on the banks of the Ruaha River

While driving along the edge of the Ruaha River during a mid-morning game drive we came across a pride of lions fast asleep in the shade of an acacia, and decided to wait in the hope that a suitable animal would come down to drink.