Wednesday February 22, 2012
Photo: Chris Frost

Masai Mara big cats

If you want to see big cats in the wild, the Masai Mara is hard to beat

100,000 wildebeest and zebra crossing the Mara river. Over two thousand animals were killed in the crossing - one by a crocodile and the others smothered or drowned in the frantic rush to cross the river. This was an awesome experience.

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Lioness in the sun

Getting ready for a night of hunting

A lioness watches the setting sun, knowing that it will soon be time to hiunt.

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Leopard cub peering out of the branches

Safe high up in a tree a leopard cub looks out over the Masai Mara

This young leopard and his/her mother had climbed into a tree to rest and eat. Half hidden in the branches in the kill that the mother had dragged up into the branches. 

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Vultures feeding in the Mare river

Feeding time for vultures

Stacks of drowned wildebeest form islands in the Mare river and feeding stations for vultures

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Mating lions in the Masai Mare

Lioness ignores passionate mate

The efforts of this young male do not make a great impression on his mate..

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100,000 wildebeest cross the Mara river in two frantic hours

Massai river crossing

Two thousand wildebeest drowned in two hours

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Chiswick wildlife

Parakeets invade West London

Over 40,000 parakeets have established themselves in fashionable west London.

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