The Masai Mara National Reserve is a vast area of undulating grassland nearly 2000m above sea level, watered by one of Kenya's larger rivers, the Mara.

Tourists in Land Cruiser watching wildebeest and common zebras migration
Tourists in Land Cruiser watching wildebeest and common zebras migration

Southern ground-hornbill portrait
Southern ground-hornbill portrait

Topi galloping across track
Topi galloping across track

Common zebra swishing tail
Common zebra swishing tail


Common zebra foal portrait
Common zebra foal portrait

Common zebras on alert
Common zebras on alert

Common zebra rolling in dust
Common zebra rolling in dust

Common zebra profile
Common zebra profile


Maasai giraffe family
Maasai giraffe family

Spotted hyenas at den at sunset
Spotted hyenas at den at sunset

Lion approaching
Lion approaching

Common zebras watching lioness
Common zebras watching lioness


Common zebras and hot air balloon safari
Common zebras and hot air balloon safari

Southern ground-hornbill portrait
Southern ground-hornbill portrait

Nile crocodile drowning wildebeest calf in Mara River
Nile crocodile drowning wildebeest calf in Mara River

Common zebras and managed fire
Common zebras and managed fire


Common zebra in sea of grass
Common zebra in sea of grass

Wildebeest and common zebra migration
Wildebeest and common zebra migration

Maasai giraffe family
Maasai giraffe family

Spotted hyena cubs at dawn
Spotted hyena cubs at dawn


Lioness with cub at dawn
Lioness with cub at dawn

Lioness approaching
Lioness approaching

Southern ground-hornbill portrait
Southern ground-hornbill portrait

Lone desert date tree
Lone desert date tree


Wildebeest herd crossing Mara River
Wildebeest herd crossing Mara River

Common zebra profile
Common zebra profile

Common zebra grooming
Common zebra grooming

Wildebeest and common zebra migration
Wildebeest and common zebra migration


Common zebra portrait
Common zebra portrait

Wildebeest and common zebra migration
Wildebeest and common zebra migration

Maasai giraffes on the move
Maasai giraffes on the move

Spotted hyena at dawn
Spotted hyena at dawn


Lioness profile
Lioness profile

Lioness on alert in long grasses
Lioness on alert in long grasses

Lone desert date tree in sea of red oat grass
Lone desert date tree in sea of red oat grass

Saddle-billed stork preening
Saddle-billed stork preening


Wildebeest and common zebra near Oloololo Escarpment
Wildebeest and common zebra near Oloololo Escarpment

Common zebra stripe pattern
Common zebra stripe pattern

Common zebras at sunset
Common zebras at sunset

Common zebra portrait
Common zebra portrait


Common zebra grooming
Common zebra grooming

Common zebras lining up
Common zebras lining up

Maasai giraffe family
Maasai giraffe family

Cheetah on alert at dawn
Cheetah on alert at dawn


Lioness on alert at dawn
Lioness on alert at dawn

Lioness yawning in storm light
Lioness yawning in storm light

Desert date tree in storm light
Desert date tree in storm light

Saddle-billed stork portrait
Saddle-billed stork portrait


Wildebeest crossing Mara River
Wildebeest crossing Mara River

Common zebra herd during migration
Common zebra herd during migration

Common zebra portait
Common zebra portait

Common zebra portrait
Common zebra portrait


Common zebra mother with foal
Common zebra mother with foal

Common zebra behinds
Common zebra behinds

Maasai giraffe on the move
Maasai giraffe on the move

Cheetah on alert at dawn
Cheetah on alert at dawn


Lionesses at dawn
Lionesses at dawn

Lion and lioness quarrelling
Lion and lioness quarrelling

Desert date tree at sunrise
Desert date tree at sunrise

African white-backed vulture in flight
African white-backed vulture in flight