Its that time of the year! Yet again, the Migration Season is upon us. Millions of wildebeests and Zebras have started to flood the Mara plains in preparation for one of the wonders of the world. For all tourist travelling down to Kenya for this, this is good news! For hobbyists and professional photographers, this is great news. Have a look at the scenes below that I took between 19th and 25th of June 2016. Animal Behaviour As a wildlife […]
The Leopard. (Panthera pardus) is one of the five BIG CATS. They are elusive, solitary and largely nocturnal. In the classical era a leopard was believed to be a hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name. The Leopard owes its huge hunting success to its well camouflaged fur, remarkable vision, exceptional hearing, good sense of smell, its opportunistic hunting behavior, broad diet, strength to move heavy carcasses into trees and its ability to adapt to various habitats to mention […]
The wilder beast are in their millions, grazing the maasai mara plains. This is the great migration, the 7th wonder of the world. This period though dangerous is very necessary. These herbivorous together with their cousins the zebras, are hunted day and night by the big cats. Effortlessly too, due to their large numbers. But the other equally dangerous aspect is the crossing, the dangerous swim across the Mara river. If you have witnessed the crossing you will agree that […]