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One of the most attractive leopards the Masai Mara has ever had.
Bahati - Kenya - Maasai Mara
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up on a tree in the South Luangwa National Park, maybe the best spot to watch this elusive cat.
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....to the lions kindergarten
Lioness with her playful offspring
Massai Mara - Kenya
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A young adult leopard sitting in the bushes ,staring intently through a small opening in the plains of Masai Mara, Kenya
Bei der Begegnung eines größeren Löwenrudels, welches zu diesem Zeitpunkt nur aus Müttern, Schwestern und Nachwuchs bestand, hatte sich diese stolze Löwin etwas abseits gelegt und überwachte genau ihre Umgebung. Ein würdevoller Blick zeigte mir, wer hier Chef ist.
Masai Mara - Kenia
Dignified encounter
Meeting a larger pride of lions, which at that time consisted only of mothers, sisters and offspring, this proud lioness had lain a little apart and was closely monitoring her surroundings. A dignified look showed me who is boss here.
Maasai Mara - Kenya
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co-existence at the waterhole.
Red-billed Oxpeckers and Cape Buffalo. Zoom if you choose to see more details of the birds.
The Ark, Kenya
This is a look back at our 2018 safari. More photos from this amazing trip can be seen in my Safari Album www.flickr.com/photos/25171569@N02/albums/72157669809103977
iNaaturalist link www.inaturalist.org/photos/110761362
Jenny Pansing Photos
A pride walks to the river bed for a morning drink and some playtime before the day gets really hot. There belly's are full of fresh meat and the enjoy the relative safety of one of there last strong holds in Tanzania. Ndutu Plains, Tanzania.
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Im tiefen Gras schlich sich die Löwin unbemerkt an eine Warzenschein-Familie heran. Für sie ein leichtes Spiel, den jüngsten Nachwuchs zu stellen, während im Hintergrund eine Büffelherde völlig teilnahmslos weiter graste . Das ist Natur - das ist African Wildlife!
Kenia - Masai Mara
A day in the Masai Mara
In the deep grass, the lioness sneaked up unnoticed on a warthog family. For her it was an easy game to put up the youngest offspring, while in the background a herd of buffalos grazed on completely uninterested. This is nature - this is African Wildlife!
Kenya - Masai Mara
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Mama takes an afternoon snooze as her young cub prepares to join her. It's an average midday during the dry season here in the Serengeti but the weather has been anything but average. The sky is grey and storms have been coming early this year. It means that food is plentiful and days are cooler than normal. Despite this, life for a lion cub is not as easy as it seems. Lions usually have several cubs to a litter but this is the only cub this mother has. It means that she has likely lost at least one, if not more of her cubs. Despite their cuteness factor and powerful females to protect them, less than half of all lion cubs will survive their first year. For now junior is safely surrounded by at least 4 females that will protect him and so it's a good time to join in what seems to be the family inactivity for the afternoon. Maybe I'll do the same!
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With his camouflage, spotted pattern, and a body and muscular evolved for ambush, if you happen to be prey, most often you don't even know who has been watching you before it's all too late.
This Leopard we only spotted thanks to a few other vehicles before us having seen him climb up the tree and resting down for the day. Even though, it took a bit of pointing out and searching with Binos, before we could make him out between all the branches and leaves.
We were fortunate, in that he kept moving around a little to find a more comfortable spot, so I managed a small series of good spots - it was a tough decision of which of these I'd like to display on Flickr and in the end decided on 2 :)
Seeing Leopards is always special. Never taken for granted, and always in the full knowledge of the presence of a Predator that would have no qualms in shelving us in their prey repertoire, given the chance. I don't think I have any such rush of emotions when watching a Lion Pride, or a Cheetah family... purely irrational, and purely emotional and I cannot explain it, but there it is.
In the heart of Namibia’s wilderness, a white rhino calf feeds under the watchful eye of its mother. As the golden sunlight bathes the savanna, this touching moment highlights the beauty, resilience, and vulnerability of these magnificent creatures. A testament to nature’s grandeur and the urgent need for conservation.
Another one of the fantastic leopards sighted in Sabi Sands Reserve. This guy was a bit older than a cub, probably a troublesome teenager. He didn't look quite as cute devouring an impala his mother dragged up a tree for lunch. But that's life on the plains of Africa, eat or be eaten.
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A full-frame, eye-level shot of a lion moving purposefully through the tall, dry grass of the Etosha Pan. The low, warm light of the setting sun highlights her muscular form and focused expression as she hunts, capturing the raw power and instinct of Africa's apex predator in its natural habitat.
A pair of giraffes stand tall amidst the golden grasses and acacia trees of Moremi National Park in Botswana. Their elegant silhouettes reflect the timeless beauty of Africa’s wilderness, where the tallest land mammals roam freely under open skies.
Male African buffalo (Cape Buffalo) - South Africa
This dominant bull is there and closely guards the cows that come into heat.
Cape Buffalo is of the most powerful and dangerous animals on the Africa continent. They attack and kill other animal and people.
Two lions - brothers - photographed in the Timbavati Nature Reserve in South Africa. It forms part of the amazing Kruger National Park. Seeing this affectionate behavior in the wild was both a privileged and emotional experience for me. I will never forget it.
Völlig unverhofft und eher zufällig bekamen wir an einem frühen Morgen diese wunderschöne Leopardin zu Gesicht.
Die Tarnung dieser tollen Katzen ist teilweise so enorm, dass das Glück mithelfen musste.
Im hohen Grass ist ihre geduckte Haltung mit einer enormen Körperanspannung auch für ihre Beutetiere kaum zu erkennen.
Kaboso - In attack mode
Completely unexpectedly and rather by chance we got to see this beautiful leopardess early one morning.
The camouflage of these great cats is sometimes so enormous that luck had to help.
In the tall grass their crouched posture with an enormous body tension is hardly visible even to their prey.
Kenya - Masai Mara
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Gezeichnet von diversen Rangkämpfen, aus denen dieser tolle stolze Löwe scheinbar immer wieder als Sieger hervorging, zeigt er sich prachtvoll im Abendlicht.
Masai Mara - Kenia
The king of the lions
Marked by various rank fights, from which this great proud lion apparently always emerged victorious, he shows himself splendidly in the evening light.
Masai Mara - Kenya
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Rumble in the bushes.
3 male lion were chasing an intruder in their territory.
The bush was vibrating with the sound of their calls.
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Savuti | Botsuana
After moving through the bushes, this Leopard jumped into a single big tree and lay down under the shade of its canopy.
In a pride of lions, several lionesses gave birth to their cubs almost simultaneously within a few weeks.
The cousins quickly developed beautiful friendships...but also rivalries.
Maasai Mara – Kenya
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In the first light of the rising sun, this beautiful lioness showed herself in her best light. Her hot breath also created a special lighting atmosphere.
Maasai Mara Kenya
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You can view the 2 other photos in this series here:
www.flickr.com/photos/rbaptista/51002828422/in/dateposted/
And here (with additional info on the lions and their behaviour):
www.flickr.com/photos/rbaptista/50985104567/in/dateposted/
Hope you will enjoy this one, the last of the series.
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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
© All rights reserved Rui Baptista. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Selten habe ich tagsüber eine Leopardin so frei auf einen Termitenhügel ganz unverhofft angeroffen.
Völlig alleine und entspannt konnten wir sie minutenlang beobachten, bevor sie sich gemächlich erhob und langsam im Gebüsch verschwand.
Eine wunderschöne und stolze Katze!
Bahati - Masai Mara - Kenia
The loner
Rarely have I seen a leopardess so freely approaching a termite mound during the day.
Completely alone and relaxed, we could watch her for minutes before she leisurely rose and slowly disappeared into the bushes.
A beautiful and proud cat!
Bahati - Maasai Mara - Kenya
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The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovine. ISyncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo, is the typical subspecies, and the largest one, found in South and East Africa.
They are widely regarded as very dangerous animals, as they gore and kill over 200 people every year. Owing to its unpredictable nature, which makes it highly dangerous to humans, the African buffalo has never been domesticated, unlike its Asian counterpart, the water buffalo. Other than humans, African Cape buffaloes have few predators aside from lions and are capable of defending themselves.
Being a member of the big five game, the Cape buffalo is a sought-after trophy in hunting.
This handsome Buffalo with Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) was captured on a photography safari during and an early morning game drive in Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.