A lioness and cub in Selous Game Reserve
A herd of Masai giraffes at sunset in the Masai Mara National Reserve
A leopard rests in the fork of an Acacia tortilis tree in Samburu National Game Reserve
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
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
An elephant displays aggression on the banks of the Katuma RiverTanzania, Katavi National Park. An elephant displays aggression on the banks of the Katuma River
A hippo prepares to charge out of its mud wallow in the Katuma RiverTanzania, Katavi National Park. A hippo prepares to charge out of its mud wallow in the Katuma River
A Giraffe with a bone in its mouth on the edge of the Etosha Pan. This behaviour is not unusual in Etosha
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
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
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
Two cheetahs sprint after their quarry
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)
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
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
A group of gerenuk (a name derived from the Somali language meaning giraffe necked ) feed in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya
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
Two Rothschild giraffes neck in Lake Nakuru National Park. Necking is a contest of strength and dominance undertaken by adult males or young giraffes
A bat-eared fox at the entrance to its burrow. These long-limbed, large eared foxes feed on termites, beetles and other invertebrates
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
A young male lion looks intently at animals grazing on the plains from his commanding position in a tree
A lioness drinking from a muddy pool
A small mouse near the Kwai River in the northeast corner of the Moremi Game Reserve
Red Lechwe rush across a shallow tributary of the Okavango River in the Okavango Delta of northwest Botswana. These heavily-built antelopes inhabit swamps
A small herd of Red Lechwe rushes across a shallow floodplain of the Okavango River in the Okavango Delta of northwest Botswana
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
Gentoo penguins performing mating ritual, Paradise Harbour, Antarctica
Two Reticulated giraffes necking in the early morning
A fine African bull elephant rubs itself on a termite mound in Tsavo East National Park
A warthog runs with its tail in the air. Katavi National ParkTanzania, Katavi National Park. A warthog runs with its tail in the air
Hammerkops fish in the Katuma River. Katavi National ParkTanzania, Katavi National Park. Hammerkops fish in the Katuma River
A Yellow-billed stork catches a fish in the Katuma River. Katavi National ParkTanzania, Katavi National Park. A Yellow-billed stork catches a fish in the Katuma River
A spotted hyena in Katavi National ParkTanzania, Katavi National Park. A spotted hyena feeds on a buffalo carcass in Katavi National Park
An impala antelope remains alert Katavi National ParkTanzania, Katavi National Park. An impala antelope remains alert amongst the trunk and branches of a dead acacia tree
Elephants drink and cool off in the Katuma RiverTanzania, Katavi National Park. Elephants drink and cool off in the Katuma River
A Malachite kingfisher with a small fish caught in the Katuma RiverTanzania, Katavi National Park. A Malachite kingfisher with a small fish caught in the Katuma River
A hippo basks in a mud wallow as the Katuma RiverTanzania, 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
Hippos wallow in mud as the Katuma RiverTanzania, 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
A hippo basks in a mud wallowTanzania, 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
Mating lions, Katavi National ParkTanzania, Katavi National Park. Mating lions
A lioness in a tree in Tarangire National ParkA lioness surveys her surroundings from a tree in the Tarangire National Park
A spotted hyena chases lesser flamingos on the shoreline of Lake Nakuru, Kenya
A porcupine in Masai Mara National Reserve. These large rodents are normally nocturnal and rely on their spines to deter predators
A rainbow in Masai Mara with white-bearded gnus, or wildebeest, grazing the dry grassy plains
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
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
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
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
