The Mara

There were of course plenty of other animals to see in Massai Mara...

Close up of the eye of an Elan

 Elan are the largest antelope and the males weigh easily over 1000Kg!

This Hyena has just eaten... very fat tummy :)

Lion cub at a recent kill... I didn't get to see the hunt at all.

 

 Lots of flies all over the place... They follow the Gnu herds.

Tourist vehicles are everywhere and you can generally tell where there are predators by the clustering of safari wagons... Mostly the cats seem to ignore them or treat them with disdain, but sometimes you can see that the cats just get fed up with being constantly watched :)

Got to see a Cheetah mom and her cub as they strolled along looking for something to hunt... All the vehicles following them made it rather hard for her... She had to eventually head into some scrub country to "loose the tail".

 The "entourage"

Disappearing in the long grass... as predators do!

Vulture on the carcass of a drowned Wildebeest from one of the crossings.

Two young male lions just starting their own pride... Just one lioness with them at present.

Lion sex is pretty brief but does involve some roaring :)

That's it for my visit to the Mara... On with the tour... Maybe Mombasa next??