Distant thunderclouds set a stormy scene on the African plain as a newborn baby southern white rhino calf stands by his mom quietly watching.
He cautiously observes the tree branches above as his mother prepares to carry their kill up to safety.
He contemplatively chews the dewy late afternoon savannah grass, his eyes now locked on my presence.
He turned to face me, as my cautious step suddenly cracked the dry savannah grass.
The crunching of bones rings out the sounds of success. Their hunt had brought down an adult Nyala buck - nothing easy to take - and the young leopard took his first taste.
In the golden embrace of the African savannah, a young lion cub finds himself captivated by a small commotion unfurling amidst the long, dry grass.
A baby elephant gingerly steps out of the shadows into the light, its youth and vulnerability reflected by its emerging ivory.
It was a hyena that drew the Black Backed Jackal’s scavenging attention.
His paw gingerly lifts to touch his father’s looming face.
The melted dusky brown and golden colours of a hyena and two pups lie under a thorny tree stationed over an entrance to the pack's den.
Gently, he returns the affection, wrapping his searching trunk around his older sibling.
