[Leica] Final Set From Ndutu

[philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)]

There's magic in this one Jayanand!
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140311_2694.jpg.html

Thanks for the whole series. As previously stated to Howard I don't  
comment much these days but follow when I can, and appreciate,  
always :-)

Amities
Philippe

Le 20 avr. 14 ? 16:28, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit :

> At last..the end is near! (-:
>
> To start, two newborn Grant's gazelles - one a day or two old,  
> another a
> minute or two old. Newborns stay absolutely still, and emit no smell  
> to
> evade predators. As Big Cats see in B&W, movement and smell are  
> essential
> for them to notice prey. In a previous occasion in the Mara, I have  
> noticed
> a Cheetah pass within 15 feet of a newborn Tommy and not notice it:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4822.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_5910.jpg.html
>
> The rest is all about the King of the Jungle! Here is a cub intent on
> playing Hide and Seek with our vehicle:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4744.jpg.html
>
> I have found that touch is a very important sensory input in the
> mother-child bonding in lion prides, even after the cubs are  
> reasonably
> grown, but it takes many forms:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4727.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4723.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_5890.jpg.html
>
> Lion cubs are entertaining characters - here one engages in a Game of
> Thorns (-:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4588.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4607.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4629.jpg.html
>
> Finally, a lioness enthusiastically tucks into a midday meal of  
> reedbuck:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_5928.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_5976.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_6007.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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