Cheetah family (acynonix jubatus) in the Msai Mara game reserve, Kenya
A lonely tree in the vast grassland of the Msai Mara game reserve, Kenya
Cheetahs (acinonyx jubatus) hunting in the serengeti plain, Tanzania
Kenya, Masai Mara, Masai Mara Game Reserve. Two hot air balloons float over the plains in Masai Mara Game Reserve while herds of wildebeest graze below. Kenya, Masai Mara, Masai Mara 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 pride of lions rests near water in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females
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
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
Male lion (panthera leo) in the msai mara game reserve, Kenya
African elephants (loxodonta africana) in the Msai Mara game reserve during the rainy season
A flock of flamingos in Lake Natron at sunrise, Tanzania
puff adder (Bitis arietans) in the Northern Serengeti, Tanzania
Leopard resting on a tree in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii), also spelled Msai giraffe, also called Kilimanjaro giraffe, in Tarangire National park
Adenium obesum in Lake Natron area, Northern Tanzania, with the active volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai (Oldoinyo Lengai) in the background
Lioness resting in the Serengeti plains, Tanzania
grey crowned crane or gray crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), also known as the crested African bird, crested crane, in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Malawi, Majete Wildlife Reserve. Male waterbuck in the brachystegia woodland
A herd of elephants moves in single file after drinking from a freshwater pool near Lake Ndutu, a seasonal lake that borders the Serengeti National Park
An elephant in the Ruaha National Park of Southern TanzaniaAn elephant looks menacing in front of a baobab tree in the Ruaha National Park of Southern Tanzania.In dry weather, elephants eat the bark and fibrous pith of these trees
A female cheetah rests in the shade at Kwandwe Private Game Reserve
A female Leopard (Panthera pardus) rests in the shade, lying on the branch of a tree
Female Leopard (Panthera pardus)
South Africa, Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Leopard cub. (Panthera pardus)
Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok District. Long columns of wildebeest zigzag through open grassy plains during the annual Wildebeest migration from the Serengeti National Park in Northern Tanzania to
Kenya, Tsavo West National Park. A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) leaves Lake Jipe with the Pare Mountains dominating the landscape
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
A cheetah surveys the countryside for a quarry from the top of an earth mound
A hot air balloon takes off in Masai Mara Game Reserve as the sun rises over distant hills
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
Vultures roost in an acacia tree shortly before dusk
A magnificent Sable antelope bull with females and young in the Shimba Hills National Park. Sable are arguably the most handsome of all Africas antelopes
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 pride of lions moves to shelter from an approaching storm. The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females
A lioness drinking from a muddy pool
The Uaso Nyiru River ( a name adapted from the Msai name for it, Ewaso ng iro, meaning the red water river) flows through a spectacular gorge in Shaba National Reserve of Northern Kenya
Rothschilds Giraffes necking, a behaviour which tests their strength and place in the male dominance hierarchy. Brought to Nakuru in the 1970 s
A herd of elephants drinks from the Uaso Nyiru River, a lifeline for wild animals and livestock in the low-lying, semi-arid regions of Maralal and Isiolo districts
A leopard rests on the branch of a dead tree at sunset
