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TREE CLIMBING LIONS?

Over the last few months in Tsavo East National park we have noticed there is a particular lioness who was quite fond of tree climbing!  Now lions like all cats are quite curious. We have seen on many occasions the odd lion climbing up a tree, so proud of its accomplishment it takes a victory snooze, wakes up, then finds itself in a predicament when it comes to climbing back down! Unlike their counterparts the Leopards who a masters of tree climbing, the lions are a little clumsier at this stunt.  Wild Kenya Safaris over the last three months has been finding that a lioness called "Mjuvi" has become a champion climber. We came to this conclusion because we always find her sitting on a high branch scouting the vast savannah and now believe that this lioness has evolved her hunting techniques. Abandoning the classic red termite mounds as vantage points, she has found that she can see prey more discreetly and further away by climbing trees! "Mjuvi

TSAVO'S NEWEST ROYAL FAMILY

Wild Kenya Safaris was proud to have been received by the newest royal family on our recent Tsavo East Safari. Mrembo and her three little cubs We have been privileged to have spent a considerable amount of time with Tsavo lions, enough so, that over the last six years we've managed to study and document the lives of particular individuals and lion prides. One of these is a lioness called “Mrembo”. Two cubs exploring the surrounds as one comfortably suckles We have been following the life of “Mrembo” for the last two and a half years, she was a solitary lioness and quite successful at her solo survival skills up until eight months ago when she teamed up with another solitary female called “Mjuvi”. Play time under mummy's watchful eye “Mrembo” is a proud new mother of three. The birth of these cubs is an exciting occasion for Tsavo lions and at just over three weeks old where they begin to walk adventurously, we and our guests were very privil

STEALTH & GRACE

Nestled in the Shimba Hills National Park is a waterhole where two resident African Fish Eagles call home. Every now and then, they dive into the waterhole for small fish and frogs.  Its beautiful!  A graceful aerial and nautical ballet. Wanting to capture this moment on camera, i had to position myself in the most unobstructed area and then i waited.   Its all about patience which can be long and slow. But when the moment finally happens....speed is the key... and you'll get that perfect action shot!