Olive's Cub
Olive's Cub.
Olive is one of the most photographed leopards in the Mara. She is also one of the best mothers, raising her cubs successfully to maturity. This is one of her cubs. I spent the morning with both of them watching her cub trying to drag a huge impala up a very large tree... finally with success.
Patience
There has been so much pressure on this top lady. Food as been scarce, and she cannot cross over the boundary into other territories to feed her family. Notch and his hooligans are just over the hill feeding on a hippo, and are as fat as houses. This lioness is diligent and strong. There is no doubt in my mind, that she and her family will get through it.
Mara Ridge Pride, Kenya
Mara Rains
“Here I am, where I am supposed to be.”
- Isak Dinesen, Out Of Africa
Maasai Mara, Kenya