The two Richards, Ann & Judy arrived in Kenya on the 18th November 2005 for a 10 day safari visiting some of the best areas that Kenya has to offer. 3 nights at Mutamaiyu Mugie on the Laikipia Plateau, 2 nights in Lake Nakuru National Park in the Rift Valley, and finally 4 nights in the Masai Mara.

On this safari we saw more than our fair share of the unusual - lions killed by lions, lions hunting wildebeest and playing with mongoose, Grants gazelle being run down by cheetah, and a leopard mother and full grown cub feeding and relaxing on the banks of the Talek River, to mention but a fraction...

The sight of elephants swimming in the Mugie dam greeted us as we drove from the airstrip to Mutamaiyu House	This young cheetah, perhaps a year old, was with her mother and two siblings on Mugie Ranch

Orphaned buffalo calf on Mugie Ranch	White rhino resting under an acacia tree on Mugie Ranch

A reticulated giraffe looking vulnerable and doing the splits in order to get low enough to lick salt off the ground - Mugie Ranch	This lion cub was one of three found in the womb of a lioness killed by males on Mugie Ranch. They appeared to be just a few days from birth.

Pokot man and woman, near Mugie Ranch

Pokot women dancing in a village not far from Mugie Ranch

Steppe eagles migrate to Africa from Asia at this time of year (November). There were literally dozens littering Lake Nakuru National Park during our visit	White rhino with a Thompson's gazelle and Lake Nakuru in the background

A young lion yawning in the Masai Mara. The Clarkes had seen this same lion a year earlier when it was just 3 months old.	A banded mongoose has got separated from the pack, offering the lion pride more of a plaything than a snack - it finally escaped under a fallen tree.

The fallen tree that was the mongooses refuge, and a disapointed young lion	We watched this lioness stalk a small herd of wildebeest for a couple of hours as she waited for them to drink in a small river. Finally she charged and failed.

A very small lion cub (6 weeks?), being cleaned by its mother. This was the only one of its litter to survive, and it had a tooth hole in its side - a clue to what happened to its litter mates. The cub is complaining in the photo on the right as its mother is cleaning its wound.

This cheetah made an easy kill. Her quarry, a Grants gazelle, tripped while running at full speed (perhaps 50 kph), and fell on her head, breaking her neck.

The Cheetah getting her breath back before feeding - Masai Mara	Game driving at dawn along the Talek River - Masai Mara

Sopia, our Masai spotter / tracker - Masai Mara	Yellow-billed stork in the Talek River - Masai Mara

Grey heron with a fish in its beak - Masai Mara	A young male leopard crossing the Talek river - Masai Mara

Hippos, agitated by the passing of the leopard, bicker in the Talek River - Masai Mara	Little bee-eater preparing to take off - Masai Mara

Flap-necked chameleon - Masai Mara	Lion cubs - Masai Mara

Year old male lion - Masai Mara	A leopard relaxes on the banks of the Talek River - Masai Mara

We saw this same young male leopard two days in a row in the same place on the Talek river. He and his mother had stashed a reedbuck in a tree nearby, and were taking it in turns to feed. It is unusual for leopards to associate for so long, and this young male should have left home months ago. However, there seems to be an uneasy tolerance of each other, and it will be interesting how the relationship develops - will they breed together?

Cape buffalo cow, with oxpeckers in attendence.