The Masai Mara was alive with lions. Just one one day we came across over twenty one lions, mostly females with young, but also a number of lone males.
The big male lions were not the least bit concerned about us, one particularly big male coming close enough to claim me as part of his territory. And if you know how lions mark their territory, you will understand why we had to go back to base camp shortly thereafter!
This page is entirely male lions in Masai Mara but that was certainly not all that we saw. We were entertained for hours by a couple of baby lions who spent the morning trying to entice us to come out and play. You can see their pictures on the Masai Mara lions page. What you won't see is mother, just out of picture, who also seemed interested to see if we would come out, perhaps with different motives in mind!
The wide open spaces of the Masai Mara mean that animal spotting should be relatively easy, but it also means that there are plenty of far distant places for animals to go if they want to be left alone.
Fortunately we were there in January, when it was relatively dry. The reduced availability of water meant that many animals could be located at known water sources around the National Park.
We wer surprised at the relative scarcity of giraffe and zebra when we were there, but this was more than made up for by several sightings of bat eared foxes and a pair of serevals which we saw in the dim light of early morning. Pictures of the bat eared foxes and the serevals are on the Masai Mara Page 2.
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