Whether they hunt, feed, rest or simply for safety, most of the savanna and forest animals I recently photographed in Rwanda and Kenya were rarely on their own. Here is a first selection of wildlife togetherness. To order wide format Fine Art prints of the photos below, simply click on any of them.
A couple of Rothschild giraffes near Lake Nakuru, Kenya. Rothschild giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) are an endangered species. The few hundred specimens left can only be found in Northern Uganda and near Kenya's Lake Nakuru.
Two elephants wagging their tails, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya. A study by Thure Cerling - biology professor at University of Utah – focuses the isotopes in elephant tail hairs for a greater insight into dietary habits and the endangering effects of human encroachment on the African pachyderms. More about this study here.
A young Ruwenzori colobus monkey clings to its mother, Nyungwe forest, Rwanda.
Often mistaken for the stockier and solitary leopard, cheetahs hunt and sleep together. They also have distinctive facial "tear lines" and semi-retractable claws. These two male siblings are napping in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
A female white rhinoceros and its cub graze near Lake Nakuru, Kenya.
Young male elephants at play, Masai Mara, Kenya.