Big Cats and Film-making in the Maasai Mara

The following photos were all taken on the Big Cats trip in April 2003
(all photos © Piers Warren 2003)

The Big Cats

Just waiting for dinner

One of several lion prides we followed

Zebra kill

A fine male (apart from the limp of course)

Lovers' tiff?

Another zebra has a bad day

Mother cheetah with three cubs, tucking into a Thompsons Gazelle

One of the leopards we saw - just hanging out
Other Mammals

Young spotted hyaena

Hippo on the move

Topi

We saw several small groups of elephants

You looking at me?

And several groups of giraffes

Buffalo seen in large herds

Zebra and foal
Other Wildlife

Leopard Tortoise (the reason I was there)

Striped skink

Helmeted guinea fowl

Tiny frog - a long way from water

Locust

Dung beetle

Is it grass? No - it's a grasshopper

Millipede

Shield bug

Matabele ants

Laplap flowers

Buffalo skull

Another that didn't make it

Ex-wildebeest
The Team

Filming from Warren's camera car

Jonathon Scott and Donald watching a leopard in a tree

Breakfast on the plains

The nature walk with John lecturing from a termite mound

Gareth with XL1 in action


Piers filming the frog


All the guests

Donald - the macro-king
Back at Camp

Gareth logging footage

Editing masterclass with Sasha

Luxury tents

Lunch at camp

The rope-bridge - complete with Maasai warrior

Sunset zebras