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League of their Own { 43 images } Created 17 Jul 2021

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  • Pride of Lionesses and their cubs feast on a Wildebeest when a Spotted Hyena enters the scene. Lioness snarls fiercely at the Hyena lurking in search of an opportunistic meal in the Grumeti Reserve.
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  • Death implies life. If we welcome life, then we must welcome death in equal measure. Death is inherently creative, nourishing and an awakening. It holds the secrets to life itself. A Cheetah cub devours an "awakened" Thomson's gazelle in the magical Masai Mara.
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  • Young Leopard goes for a spin to scout her surroundings with cat-like inquisitivity. Leopards use their tails to express mood, state of mind, strengthen bonds and even mating rituals.
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  • The African sunrise in the Masai Mara lights Mufasa on fire and matches his fiery attitude.
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  • Masai Giraffe's legs lit on fire at sunrise. Striking silhouette of a young adult giraffe in the Masai Mara.
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  • A breeding herd of elephants form a wall to protect their calves from perceived danger.
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  • A surreal moment between an impala lamb and a 7-mos old cheetah cub! The cheetah cub, one of three, plays with her meal as she simultaneously tries to hone her hunting skills under the watchful eye of her mother's tutelage. The cub and lamb share their last enchanting moments of play before the lamb succumbs to the mother cheetah's intervention in the iconic Masai Mara.
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  • Marathodi, sensationally stunning, is also the grand-daughter of the legendary Legedema. With a perfect vantage point on a Marula tree, she surveys her surroundings over the flood plain for potential prey or fellow predators that may prove to be a threat to her or her two adorable three-month-old cubs.
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  • Marathodi, stands strong and tall while surveying for prey and predators from the perfect vantage point on a Marula tree. She is unmistakable.
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  • The sun’s rays breathe life into the ice blocks and awaken their souls on the Black Sand Beach, Jökulsárlón, Iceland.
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  • Lonesome snow-covered rugged bison takes a stroll in the wildly iconic Yellowstone National Park. If “eye contact is how souls catch on fire," my soul certainly lit when we made eye contact! One could live and die a thousand times in this moment. Nothing was said. And yet, so much was said.
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  • A pride of lions at the crack of dawn watch their siblings feeding on a zebra carcass nearby.
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  • Mother and her newborn giraffe of three hours roam the iconic Masai Mara together for the first time.
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  • Primordial Black Rhino on the move in Lewa, Kenya. None other than the infamous Ms. Sonia.
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  • An orphaned baby elephant bull tugs at your heart strings. Dive into his eyes and they reveal an ocean of painful memories. They speak volumes without any words. Memories of his mother's love, touch and protection are forever gone. What else must this little one be contemplating?
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  • The annual Wildebeest migration between the Serengeti and Masai Mara ecosystems is the greatest show on Earth! This is Africa's race for life as thousands of Wildebeest cross the Mara river at Lamai Wedge. This rush hour is a sight to behold!
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  • Burchell's Zebra enjoying the rain in Kenya's famed Masai Mara. Zebras join Wildebeest, Topi and Thomson's Gazelle for the annual migration between Kenya and Tanzania's Serengeti in search of green grass and water.
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  • Masai giraffe roams the endless plains of Singita Grumeti Reserve.
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  • A Samburu woman glows like a dreamy painting. Soft light across her silhouetted face highlights the jewelry she adorns and teases a glimpse into her radiant soul.
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  • Hippo Bull shows off his lethal weapons. He opens his mouth wide as a display of dominance and a warning sign to passersby as he returns from his nightly voyage in search of grass.
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  • Coalition of male lions on territorial patrol and morning hunt in the infamous Masai Mara.
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  • Dreamy Northern Red-billed Hornbill evokes sentiments of a melodious winter song.
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  • Three young male giraffes, ever-alert.
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  • Grizzly Bear makes a swift dash and pounces on a school of salmon in Moraine Creek. He is the embodiment of survival in motion - focused and fully immersed in his prerogative to gorge on salmon to build fat stores that must outlast the upcoming harsh winter.
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  • Layer of mist romances Patricia Lake with sweet nothings and sensual caress. Reflection doubles the pleasure.
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  • Three giraffes gracefully journey across the plains of the Masai Mara as the sun paints the sky blood red.
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  • Leopard and her cub sit on a fever tree with alert and curious eyes.
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  • Young Maasai Warriors, calm and courageous beyond their years. They mostly live in balance and harmony with wildlife in the Masai Mara, Kenya.
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  • A stunningly alert female leopard, high in the canopy of a tree, spots a herd of Wildebeest in the distance as they make their way down to the Mara River.
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  • "I've been searching for years for the ideal place. And I've come to the realization that the only way to find it is to be it." - Alan Watts
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  • Sunset over Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.
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  • Meerkat soaks his soul in the last rays of golden light before the bitterly cold winter night sets in at Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.
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  • A legendary and poetic moment. Two male lions share affection, an important part of bonding between brothers, while surrounded by a dazzle of vigilant Zebras in the famed Masai Mara.
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  • More than a million wildebeest annually migrate between Kenya and Tanzania in search of food and water. Crossing the famed Mara river is their greatest obstacle as they have to avoid the Nile Crocodiles, broken limbs and ever-lurking predators hiding on the banks of the river.
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  • Breathtakingly gorgeous Cheetah explores and learns the art of survival in the Masai Mara.
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  • Burchell's Zebra flicks his tail as he enjoys the muddy rain in Kenya's famed Masai Mara.
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  • Dreamy confluence of giraffe, goats and a young Maasai boy who share and traverse the wilderness in harmony. Morning fog gracefully envelopes the trees while soft orange light cascades through this magical landscape in Ol Donyo, Kenya.
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  • A banana leaf during heavy rain showers. Beauty is everywhere, but not all see beauty. Phuket, Thailand.
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  • Breathtaking sunset at Horseshoe Bend. The grandeur and simplicity of her beauty is serene and peaceful. It compels one to surrender and let go.
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  • A lone buffalo bull chewing his cud.
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  • Bull elephant's ivory tusks illuminate his magnificence and beauty. Ironically, they also make him a prime candidate for murder, aka poaching, to satisfy the unquenchable desire by humans for status, ego, power, control, possession, wealth and pseudo-beliefs of medicinal cures.
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  • Lioness and her apparition in the famed Masai Mara.
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