4001 Open savannah, wildebeeste and bush covered hills are part of the Mara's characteristic look. Beautiful scenery

4002 One of the many elephant families that constantly traverse the Mara

4003 This young bull is of an age when he will soon be leaving the breeding herd and joining a bachelor group

4004 A very pretty female bushbuck, known as a ewe

4005 Just a glimpse of a bushbuck ram as he high tailed it for cover. They don't like to be caught out in the open

4006 Ever on the alert. A warthog mum with her piglets. Odds on some have already been lost to predators

4007 Bushbuck ewe

4008 Famous for their ability to kill snakes, banded mongooses live in groups of up to twenty

4009 A dwarf mongoose out foraging

4010 The next four photos show a wildebeeste giving birth. The calf is already looking round before it hits the ground

4011 The newborn calf has to get up within about five minutes as it is in massive danger from predators, especially hyaenas

4012 The calf struggles to its feet within minutes and wobbles about learning to control its legs

4013 Less than ten minutes old and it's following its mother as she wants to rejoin the herd as soon as possible

4014 A tower of giraffe. These are Maasai Giraffe and are common in the Mara

4015 Family of elephants feeding on the bushes

4016 A well grown lion cub. Part of a family of six

4017 Game is abundant so the cubs are well fed. In times of scarcity they starve as they are last to be allowed to feed

4018 It's nice to have siblings to grow up with

4019 This bat eared fox is convinced that it is hidden behind the twig

4020 The ele is having a bit of a lean and a scratch

4021 Not often that we catch a giraffe resting

4022 These giraffe were startled as they headed down to the stream to drink

4023 Sunlit giraffe as the black clouds of a thunder storm roll in behind it

4024 Warthog using his adapted snout to shovel up food