Masai Mara

Kenya



Now this, this is what I have been imagining we'll see when we got to the Masai! Wildebeests as far as the eye can see!!! It's amazing how many there are! Our first question to our guide was, is this part of the migration??? Hehehe! Well, we had more Lion King moments here... Like...




Can you see a wildebeest horn among the grasses? A lionesses face? It's the circle of life, in real life here! That lioness in the grass was eating a wildebeest!!! We were told that the lions here usually try to go after the weak among the herd, like the old, the young and the sick. It's a sad reality here in the wild.




and of course, if there's going to be a carcass, there are vultures! Nature's cleaners! This tree was right next to where the lioness was feeding and to our amazement, was just filled with vultures waiting for the lion to leave the carcass!!! Surreal!




To our great delight, we saw another Simba!!!




And here, a yawning lioness! Aren't they just like big kitties? =)




Whenever there's a bunch of jeeps bunched together, there's always something worthwhile to see... In this case,




A lion!!! We have seen quite a few lions at this point, but, the wow factor doesn't go away every time we see a new lion! Hee-hee! You can tell that the lions are the king here. Just look at them sleeping anywhere they want, right out in the open without any fear of predators! They don't even care about all the people around them taking their photos!!! Well, our guide did say that no one is allowed out of the vehicles when there are possibly cats around... Hehehe!




Can you see the lion among the grass? It's another Simba!!! I think they all look magnificent!




Oops... One of the jeeps in our group ran into traffic... Wildebeest traffic that is! =D




If I remember correctly, we saw three types of vultures at the Masai. Now this one, I can't remember what type, but it's definitely a vulture, right? Hee-hee!




Here's a topi! Look at the pattern on its ears! Isn't it pretty? You can't really tell here, but the topi has a purple patch close to its rump!!! There's like a gajillion type of antelopes here! =D