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Topi (Coke Hartebeest) are often thought of as the Guardians of the herd. They are normally the ones to warn the buffalo, zebra and wildebeest of predators. They also tend to be quite brave and take a stance on old ant hills to get a better view of the area. D850 200-400 f4 400mm f5 1/5000 iso 400

Interesting watching all the interaction, I liked the way the cubs wet fur rendered. The group went away and came back after a while, a third cub was dead, possibly it drowned or was weak. The mother stayed with it for a while then they all left D850 200-400 at 400mm f4 1/400 iso 400

This lioness was watching gazelle through the gap under my vehicle as they passed far behind D850 200-400 f4 400mm f4 1/800 iso 400

A few shots of the young Topi. New born they dont have any of their parents color D850, 200-400 f4 200mm, 200 iso f4 1/600

These bucks spend most of their time in wet swampland, their hooves are specially designed not to rot in the water and their fur has an oil that makes it water resistant. The oils also have a bad taste making it less appealing to predators. I've not seen many or any lion kills with them D850...

This is a crop from a full body shot simply because I like the one fly hanging in air. D850 200-400 f4 400mm f5.6 1/1600 iso 400

Still one of my favorite interaction shots. Actually heard the growling then went to locate them in the tall grass D700 80mm f2.8 1/400 iso 200

Giving me a smile :-) Nikon D810 200-400 f4 340mm 1/800 f5. iso 1250 -0.67EV

Z5 1/1250 f4.5 iso 400 350mm. 200-400 f4 Mara safari

D850 1/800 iso 400 200-400 f4 at 300mm Mara safari

D850 1/4000 iso 400 200-400 f4 at 300mm Mara photo safari day2

Some more from day 1 of my photo safari Mara D850 1/640 f8 iso 400 200-400mm f4 at 400mm

Mara Safari D850 1/640 f4 iso 400 400mm (200-400)

Mara. A shady spot provided even lighting but pushed the iso a bit, still not an issue. D850 200-400 f4 1/833 iso 1110

Split nose D850 300mm f5.6 1/1250 iso 200 Mara phtoto safari . It took some maneuvering but this big guy came straight up to me managed to get some video and wide shoots in the landscape too