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In the dry spells, animals walk very long distances to find water. This lone male has been walking for a long time, leaving his territory to find water. As he approached the water, the zebras cleared out within seconds. He didn't provoke them, he was just walking, yet all the animals cleared out of his way, even the Great White Egret. It was some sort of understanding or fear they have to this southern white rhino. The low angle shot made him look like a king.
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The southern white rhino uses his front square lips to graze on the savanna grassland Laikipia. Seeing a pair together was a rare sight. Both of them walking together in frame was a an opportunity not to be missed. White rhinos are easier to spot than black rhinos. .
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White Rhinoceros grazing in Laikipia savanna
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Rhino Baby happily running to mother in Laikipia savanna
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Zebra in moonlight in Masai Mara
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The lioness darted towards the wildebeest crossing the Mara River.The poor wildebeest herd ran, churning up a lot of dust in the process. Somehow the lioness missed her target and came back empty handed. I remember that soon after the shot was taken, there was a tremendous cloud of thick dust. All I could see was dust, dust, and dust everywhere! Maybe the lioness for her own safety, gave up on the hunt.
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lion cubs playing on top of dead elephant
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Lioness joining playing with cubs
With gleaming eyes, the lioness runs to join her playing cubs.
Wildebeest and zebras crossing river
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Zebras running across the river
Zebras running across the river and splashing water
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Male Zebra biting another male and rearing up in a fight for the females
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Baboon baby
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Baboon with baby
Baboon trying to pick up the baby which seems to protest.
Cheetahs scanning for prey
Cheetahs scanning the savanna for prey
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Greater flamingos taking off
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Lesser Flamingos in flight
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Impala Fawn
Impala fawn
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leopard on the mound
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This is what future generations would say. An elephant will be just a memory, no more a reality. A dream where they will walk on Earth at peace, as they were born to do; kept alive only in our minds. In April 2016 105 tons of Ivory was burnt in Nairobi. It pained me to see how many elephants were brutally killed. It became a part of my life's work to capture on camera the remaining few living. This picture captures two things (depending on how you look at it): 1. They are walking out from heaven to earth and 2. The elephants slowly fading to nothing but memory. Their fragility is in our hands. This image gives a dramatic feel to many juxtapositions- power & frailty, gentility & giant.
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Curious case of Benjamin Monkey
Here I was setting up my camera to shoot mongooses, when this curious Vervet monkey ran down the tree to see what was there.
It looks like he is adjusting the lens – almost like taking a selfie. I love the ray of light hitting his eyes, to give you the hint of what is going on in his mind. The sparkle in the corner of his eye makes this picture more appealing.Vervet MonkeyChlorocebus pygerythrusMasai Mara National ReserveKenya
Lack of rains in Laikipia made the zebra herd visit the waterhole to quench their thirst. The peaceful herd drinking water suddenly panicked. A loud snort by a warthog with little ones started the commotion. Such is the behavior of drinking Zebras.
An alarm call makes the zebras bolt to safety in Laikipia savanna.
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A spy camera capturing Zebra herd at Mara River bank. The camera is carefully hidden to capture the behavior of unsuspecting Zenra herd. Soon the courageous zebras will cross the crocodile infested Mara River to go the the other side of the river. The crocodiles are hungry! Maybe the grass will be greener on the other side.
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An alarm call makes the zebras bolt to safety in Laikipia savanna.
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During the dust bathing ritual in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, the elephant baby started rubbing its back on mother's hind leg to ease the itching on its behind. I could feel the rhythm of the rubbing as if I was on a dance floor!
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The snatch
Upon catching a cat fish in shallow waters of Mara River, the Marabou stork was about to eat it. I gasped when suddenly two African Fish Eagles swooped downwards from the sky and flew straight to the Marabou stork with its catch. The leading eagle snatched the cat fish from the stork's beak and flew off with the fish clamped in its talons of its left foot, followed by the hungry second eagle. What a snatch!
Hungry African Fish Eagles would prefer to snatch a hunted fish over hunting for it. Poor Marabou stork had his meal snatched away. African Fish Eagles have powerful eyesight and can spot a Marabou Stork catching cat fish from far away. Long hours of waiting patiently had paid off.F1R0361African Fish EaglescavengerBird of preycatfishMarabou StorkMasai Mara National ReserveKenya
An African Fish Eagle was happily feeding on catfish caught in a pool in the dry Mara River, Masai Mara, Kenya.. Suddenly two other Fish Eagles dropped from the sky heading straight for the catfish.
I saw, with my mouth open, the Eagle with the catfish spreading its wings and the two other eagles fighting each other mid air. African Fish Eagles do not like to share the food, so it was a fight for supremacy. What a spectacle!F1R0267African Fsh Eagleeaglescavengerraptorbirdcat fishfightMara RiverMasai Mara National ReserveKenya
Being a mother isn’t easy, but love for their kids makes things possible. This lioness has just ambushed and killed a wildebeest in Masai Mara, Kenya. After scouting the area, she started roaring saying it was safe for her cubs to come out from their hiding to eat. Even though she is on the top of the food chain, her cubs are still vulnerable.
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With full bellies the spotted hyena puppies became very energetic and mischievous around their den area in Masai Mara, Kenya. Knowing no boundaries, they started harassing an adult male by biting on his back legs. This surely must have been painful, as they are still learning their strengths. The male hyena became angry, turned around and snarled as if to say 'enough is enough'..
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Two African Fish Eagles were fighting over a pool in the Mara River infested with catfish. It was a fight for supremacy where the winner has open access to hunt. The river had dried up due to lack of rains with all the catfish now living huddled in the pool. The skirmish of the eagles lasted for a few seconds and the looser flew away. Nature is tough.
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It is dangerous for the African primates to separate from their group. This olive baboon did exactly that. The troop moved to the roosting tress late afternoon in Masai Mara, Kenya, leaving behind a young male engrossed in foraging. Upon realizing that he was all alone, he bolted to join the rest of the clan.
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The adult male Spotted Hyena in Masai Mara had just enough. The prankish cub just would not stop misbehaving. Rampant biting of the male’s hind legs was the youngster’s top priority. This prompted the adult to gently bite the pup’s mouth to enforce disciplinary action. The pranks then vanished and the male went to sleep peacefully.
The male Black headed weaver has just completed building his nest, on an acacia tree in the Masai Mara. At last, a female is attracted to the male's fluttering of the wings and shrill cries by his hanging upside down! All his efforts made sense now that a new home has evolved.
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African elephant baby walking in the middle of the herd. This way the big bulls and the baby's mother will provide protection from predators out to grab the baby fron behind and sides. Indeed a moving fortress.
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A Male Black Headed Weaver, hanging upside down is fluttering his wings with shrill cries, to impress and attract females to his elaborate nest. The building of the nest on the acacia tree in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya is completed and now he wants to make it into a family home. I was stunned by the early morning sunlight hitting the spread wings.
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This is another proof how apes and humans are identical. This portrait looks like one on a Sunday by the pool when a family member cracks a hilarious joke. Is the chimpanzee laughing or yawning? Hmm
The Male Black Headed Weaver with a grass blade in his beak for nest building, flies to the Acacia tree in Masai Mara. I like the way the light hits the spanned wings. The nest is almost complete and later the male will try to attract females for mating.
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Surrounded by hundreds of lesser flamingos, this rather taller Greater flamingo seems to be out of place. I wonder what the tall bird is thinking in the middle of the noisy pink crowd. The odd one out.
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The (4 inch plus) canines of the largest carnivore in Africa are something to keep away from. These lethal teeth hold and kill prey with ease which even a thick skinned cape buffalo would find it difficult to get away from.
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To get advantage of height, the little young african elephant climbed on top of an anthill and continued play fighting with a taller elephant in the Masai Mara National Reserve. This way the play fighting contiued for quite a long while.
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