Topi Mother and Calves, Masai Mara, Kenya

I’ll be leading a tour to Kenya and Uganda in early January and am really looking forward to getting back to the Masai Mara and showing all the richness of life to my clients. The variety of large mammals is unrivaled (at least by anyplace that I’ve been). Topi are one of those creatures that sort of get lost in the excitement of all the big cats, hippos, giraffes, and on and on. This mother and her two calves were running from a hungry hyena. They were in no real danger as they can easily outpace the more scavenger-minded predator. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/250th of a second.