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Animal Behaviour Collection

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A lioness and cub in Selous Game Reserve

A lioness and cub in Selous Game Reserve

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A herd of Masai giraffes at sunset in the Masai Mara National Reserve

A herd of Masai giraffes at sunset in the Masai Mara National Reserve

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A leopard rests in the fork of an Acacia tortilis tree

A leopard rests in the fork of an Acacia tortilis tree in Samburu National Game Reserve

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A cheetah surveys the grassy plains of Masai Mara from

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

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A fine Greater Kudu bull standing on a termite mound in the game reserve surrounding Lake Bogoria

A fine Greater Kudu bull standing on a termite mound in the game reserve surrounding Lake Bogoria, an alkaline lake of Africas Great Rift Valley system

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: An elephant displays aggression on the banks of the Katuma River

An elephant displays aggression on the banks of the Katuma River
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. An elephant displays aggression on the banks of the Katuma River

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A hippo prepares to charge out of its mud wallow in the Katuma River

A hippo prepares to charge out of its mud wallow in the Katuma River
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. A hippo prepares to charge out of its mud wallow in the Katuma River

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A Giraffe with a bone in its mouth on the edge of the Etosha Pan

A Giraffe with a bone in its mouth on the edge of the Etosha Pan. This behaviour is not unusual in Etosha

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Kenya, Tsavo East, Ithumba

Kenya, Tsavo East, Ithumba. Young elephants walk in line through the dry bush country at Ithumba where the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust runs a very important unit for orphans

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A family of three young cheetahs stand on a termite

A family of three young cheetahs stand on a termite mound to seek their quarry of small antelopes grazing on the plains of Masai Mara Game Reserve

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: An all-black melanistic serval cat at 10

An all-black melanistic serval cat at 10, 000 feet on the moorlands of the Aberdare Mountains. This long-legged cat with big ears is normally tawny to russet with black

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Two cheetahs sprint after their quarry

Two cheetahs sprint after their quarry

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A fine Greater Kudu bull stands on a termite mound

A fine Greater Kudu bull stands on a termite mound overlooked by an escarpment of the Gregory Rift (a spectacular section of the eastern rift of the Great Rift Valley)

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A bull elephant in Amboseli National Park

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

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: An oryx beisa in arid thorn scrub country

An oryx beisa in arid thorn scrub country, which is typical of northern Kenya. The distinctive markings and long straight horns of these fine antelopes set them apart from other animals of

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A group of gerenuk

A group of gerenuk (a name derived from the Somali language meaning giraffe necked ) feed in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A fine bull sable antelope with chesnut-brown females

A fine bull sable antelope with chesnut-brown females and calves behind him. This large, handsome antelope with backward-curving horns is only found in Kenya in the Shimba Hills of Kenyas Coast

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Two Rothschild giraffes neck in Lake Nakuru National Park

Two Rothschild giraffes neck in Lake Nakuru National Park. Necking is a contest of strength and dominance undertaken by adult males or young giraffes

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A bat-eared fox at the entrance to its burrow

A bat-eared fox at the entrance to its burrow. These long-limbed, large eared foxes feed on termites, beetles and other invertebrates

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Two black rhinos on the open plains at Amboseli

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

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A young male lion looks intently at animals grazing

A young male lion looks intently at animals grazing on the plains from his commanding position in a tree

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A lioness drinking from a muddy pool

A lioness drinking from a muddy pool

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A small mouse near the Kwai River in the northeast

A small mouse near the Kwai River in the northeast corner of the Moremi Game Reserve

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Red Lechwe rush across a shallow tributary of the Okavango

Red Lechwe rush across a shallow tributary of the Okavango River in the Okavango Delta of northwest Botswana. These heavily-built antelopes inhabit swamps

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A small herd of Red Lechwe rushes across a shallow

A small herd of Red Lechwe rushes across a shallow floodplain of the Okavango River in the Okavango Delta of northwest Botswana

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A pack of meerkats on the edge of the Ntwetwe salt

A pack of meerkats on the edge of the Ntwetwe salt pan in the Northern Kalahari. These unusual-looking social mongooses inhabit dry, open country with hard ground, such as alkaline salt pans

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Gentoo penguins performing mating ritual, Paradise Harbour, Antarctica

Gentoo penguins performing mating ritual, Paradise Harbour, Antarctica

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Two Reticulated giraffes necking in the early morning

Two Reticulated giraffes necking in the early morning

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A fine African bull elephant rubs itself on a termite mound in Tsavo East National Park

A fine African bull elephant rubs itself on a termite mound in Tsavo East National Park

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A warthog runs with its tail in the air. Katavi National Park

A warthog runs with its tail in the air. Katavi National Park
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. A warthog runs with its tail in the air

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Hammerkops fish in the Katuma River. Katavi National Park

Hammerkops fish in the Katuma River. Katavi National Park
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. Hammerkops fish in the Katuma River

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A Yellow-billed stork catches a fish in the Katuma River. Katavi National Park

A Yellow-billed stork catches a fish in the Katuma River. Katavi National Park
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. A Yellow-billed stork catches a fish in the Katuma River

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A spotted hyena in Katavi National Park

A spotted hyena in Katavi National Park
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. A spotted hyena feeds on a buffalo carcass in Katavi National Park

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: An impala antelope remains alert Katavi National Park

An impala antelope remains alert Katavi National Park
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. An impala antelope remains alert amongst the trunk and branches of a dead acacia tree

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Elephants drink and cool off in the Katuma River

Elephants drink and cool off in the Katuma River
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. Elephants drink and cool off in the Katuma River

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A Malachite kingfisher with a small fish caught in the Katuma River

A Malachite kingfisher with a small fish caught in the Katuma River
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. A Malachite kingfisher with a small fish caught in the Katuma River

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A hippo basks in a mud wallow as the Katuma River

A hippo basks in a mud wallow as the Katuma River
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. A hippo basks in a mud wallow as the Katuma River dries at the end of the long dry season in the Katavi National Park

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Hippos wallow in mud as the Katuma River

Hippos wallow in mud as the Katuma River
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. Hippos wallow in mud as the Katuma River dries at the end of the long dry season in the Katavi National Park

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A hippo basks in a mud wallow

A hippo basks in a mud wallow
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. A hippo basks in a mud wallow as the Katuma River dries at the end of the long dry season in the Katavi National Park

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Mating lions, Katavi National Park

Mating lions, Katavi National Park
Tanzania, Katavi National Park. Mating lions

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A lioness in a tree in Tarangire National Park

A lioness in a tree in Tarangire National Park
A lioness surveys her surroundings from a tree in the Tarangire National Park

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A spotted hyena chases lesser flamingos on the shoreline of Lake Nakuru, Kenya

A spotted hyena chases lesser flamingos on the shoreline of Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A porcupine in Masai Mara National Reserve

A porcupine in Masai Mara National Reserve. These large rodents are normally nocturnal and rely on their spines to deter predators

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: A rainbow in Masai Mara with white-bearded gnus

A rainbow in Masai Mara with white-bearded gnus, or wildebeest, grazing the dry grassy plains

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Rothschild giraffes at The Giraffe Manor on the outskirts of Nairobi

Rothschild giraffes at The Giraffe Manor on the outskirts of Nairobi. The centre is a popular tourist destination. There are usually ten adult giraffes at the centre

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: Kenya, Narok District, Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya, Narok District, Masai Mara National Reserve. Reticulated giraffes have the finest markings of all eight recognised subspecies of the giraffe family. They are found in Northern Kenya

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: An elephant matriarch keeps a careful watch over her

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

Background imageAnimal Behaviour Collection: An unstriped ground squirrel

An unstriped ground squirrel. Unlike other members of the squirrel family, ground squirrels rarely climb trees. They frequently stand upright to get a better view of their surroundings



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