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She is a rare black leopard with melanism which is a genetic variation that causes excess melanin resulting in her dark coat. It is a recessive trait meaning that both parents must possesses and pass the gene to their offspring. She inherited her territory from her mother and has a kink near the end of her tail probably because she broke it when she was young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/34f20af1-96bc-4abe-96f8-46f164c5f0e5/_P5A8458-Edit.jpg Kenya GIZA'S PLAYFUL CUBS – Male and female leopard siblings playing in Laikipia, Kenya. Yesterday, I posted photos of their mother, a rare black leopard named Giza. She has melanism which is a genetic variation that causes excess melanin resulting in her dark coat. It is a recessive trait that both parents must possess and pass the gene to their offspring, meaning that these cubs may possibly have future offspring with this trait if they mate with another leopard carrying this gene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/d21c43d8-facc-4bda-ac19-b86437368de2/_P5A9349-Edit.jpg Kenya MISS GIZA MREMBO – Her name means “The Beautiful Darkness” in Swahili. She is a rare black leopard with melanism which is a genetic variation that causes excess melanin resulting in her dark coat. It is a recessive trait meaning that both parents must possesses and pass the gene to their offspring. She inherited her territory from her mother and has a kink near the end of her tail probably because she broke it when she was young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/a99ce011-7e30-48c2-a1b1-f40c278431d1/_P5A9373-Edit.jpg Kenya SPECIAL SIBLINGS – Male and female leopard siblings playing in Laikipia, Kenya. Yesterday, I posted photos of their mother, a rare black leopard named Giza. She has melanism which is a genetic variation that causes excess melanin resulting in her dark coat. It is a recessive trait that both parents must possess and pass the gene to their offspring, meaning that these cubs may possibly have future offspring with this trait if they mate with another leopard carrying this gene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/39222f8e-2ff8-4e43-8bd4-846525690445/_P5A0753-Edit.jpg Kenya WINDOWS TO THE SOUL – A beautiful leopard gazing in my direction with big, piercing eyes while visiting the watering hole next to a night hide in the Shompole Conservancy in Kenya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/88028a43-b9ee-41ed-a8b8-83be72017d8b/_V0A3985-Edit.jpg Kenya RELAXATION – A male lion in the Naibosho Conservancy in Kenya last month. Handsome, fierce, confident, and strong – they can lead tough lives sometimes protecting their prides and often carry battle scars. Lions were abundant on this trip to Kenya. We even encountered a pride of 31 members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/08b02079-5644-4143-a3b0-e62fd639bdb5/_V0A4315-Edit.jpg Kenya PORTRAIT OF CONFIDENCE – A male lion in the Naibosho Conservancy in Kenya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/210c63ba-d314-4cb1-8bef-5e235ffdb1a2/_V0A5362-Edit.jpg Kenya HANDSOME FELLA OF NAIBOSHO – A male lion in the Naibosho Conservancy in Kenya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/c9619d7b-d0ee-402a-b807-b1f81dc72207/_P5A2364-Edit.jpg Kenya STRIKE A POSE - While watching a group of lion cubs playing, this one paused long enough to snap a portrait (Naibosho Conservancy, Kenya). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/eb56f5ab-cd49-4abb-9404-0f3f5ff905f6/_P5A3697-Edit-2.jpg Kenya NATURE'S PALETTE - Lake Magadi is located in Kenya in the southern Great Rift Valley. Lake Magadi is a highly alkaline, saline lake in Kenya where trone (soda ash) is mined for industrial purposes. These properties in combination with salt-loving bacteria and algae blooms create beautiful artistic formations of different colors. The waterscape is also often decorated with water birds such as flocks of flamingos that feed on the algae. I captured these photos from an open-air helicopter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/4cdca1fe-909d-4030-8910-2bbe5f77f8c7/_V0A5951-Edit.jpg Kenya SUNSET AT THE WATERING HOLE - A pair of Masai giraffes (Giraffa tippelskirchi) at the watering hole next to the Plains Hide at sunset in the Shompole Conservancy in Kenya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/cf7c78a0-7ebd-4e0e-8275-e4a9c285b6a9/_V0A9728-Edit.jpg Kenya SUNSET REFLECTIONS - A group of Masai giraffes (Giraffa tippelskirchi) gathering at the watering hole next to the Plains Hide at sunset in the Shompole Conservancy in Kenya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/a4c70d70-724a-4487-aa1e-5cbaab17e9a8/_30A3936-Edit.jpg Kenya GIRAFFE WATERFALL – A Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) observed from the Plains Hide in the Shompole Conservancy in Kenya. After drinking from the watering hole, it spits out the excess water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/b5e7a9d0-89e5-49c7-ba8c-738294c4dbb3/_V0A0168-Edit_21APR2026.jpg Kenya GIRAFFE SPRINKLER - A Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) observed from the Plains Hide in the Shompole Conservancy in Kenya. After drinking from the watering hole, it spits out the excess water. https://www.angelajsanchez.com/award-winners daily 0.75 2026-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/1a5f0af6-b705-40a3-8f06-5c3a587356f1/_30A0360-Edit_05DEC2024-Edit.jpg Award Winners FIRST PRIZE - Macro/Other Category in the 2024 Share the View International Nature Photography Contest UNDERWATER DANCERS - Beautiful, graceful mobula rays swimming in the Sea of Cortez are an impressive and breathtaking sight underwater with their massive aggregations. (Baja California Sur, Mexico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/2bd8dbb4-f86d-4bfb-8463-f58903c2f13c/_30A9959-Edit_HPF1.8.jpg Award Winners FIRST PLACE - Nature/Amateur Category in the 2024 Monochrome Awards International Black and White Photography Contest FISH BALLOON - While looking for marine megafauna in the Sea of Cortez, our group spotted what appeared to be a large bait ball of fish. Upon closer inspection, the ball of fish was determined to be balloonfish. Balloonfish have a defensive mechanism where they can fill up with water or air into a spherical shape with protruding spines. Adults are usually solitary, but I later learned that juveniles may form aggregations. Their collective round formation reminds me of a single balloonfish in their defensive state. I really love how these little fish came together to form such a beautiful, artistic sight with their reflection at the surface of the water and the sun’s rays surrounding them. (Baja California Sur, Mexico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/5a86d1ca-4e39-4369-8577-1c276b8b20e9/_P5A5616-Edit-6.jpg Award Winners PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - Featured image in the 2025 The Nature Photography Contest MOBULA ROCKET – Mobula rays exhibit stunning acrobatics when jumping out of the water. They suddenly burst out of the sea like a rocket and become airborne, eventually landing back in the sea in a belly flop or flipping onto their backs. It’s not known exactly why they do this, but theories include communication, ridding of parasites, part of a mating ritual, or just because they are happy. (Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/26596b32-09cb-4b93-9f13-4c18f4927bb5/_V0A3697-Edit-3.jpg Award Winners WINNER of the SPECIAL AWARD: NATIONAL PARKS AND REFUGES in the 2024 Share the View International Nature Photography Contest SNACK TIME - A young mountain gorilla munching on vegetation in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/1407d75a-62b6-4ade-acd6-2b09b4512970/_V0A8715-Edit.jpg Award Winners TOP 31/JUDGE'S CHOICE - Macro, Micro, and All Other Wildlife Category in the 2026 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition GENTLE GLIDER - A giant oceanic manta ray with attached remora swimming in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The manta ray and the remora have a mutualistic relationship where each provides benefits to the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/546b9177-797a-4be3-8cb7-00dd84885ab0/_V0A8801-Edit-N2.jpg Award Winners THIRD PLACE - The Best of 2025 Challenge in the 2025 Pangolin Photo Challenge ORCA FAMILY – A family of orcas swimming in the waters of the Sea of Cortez. While recently exploring the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico, I saw many fascinating creatures. On the very last day, I finally encountered the superstars of the sea – orcas. Swimming with this family of beautiful, magnificent, and intelligent creatures was nothing short of awe-inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/f1697afc-e582-4e7b-a911-2c085b253368/_V0A9024-Edit-N.jpg Award Winners WINNER OF THE SPECIAL AWARD: OCEAN LIFE in the 2025 Share the View International Nature Photography Contest; FINALIST in the 2026 Siena International Photo Awards; TOP 250 in the 2026 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition ORCAS IN SUNBEAMS – While recently exploring the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico, I saw many fascinating creatures. On the very last day, I finally encountered the superstars of the sea – orcas. Swimming with this family of beautiful, magnificent, and intelligent creatures showered in sunbeams was nothing short of awe-inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/58073262-57cc-4637-bb6d-c6bf1570f2f6/_30A0478-Edit-5.jpg Award Winners WINNER - Monochrome Wildlife Challenge in the 2025 Pangolin Photo Challenge; TOP 250 in the 2025 Share the View International Nature Photography Contest; TOP 250 in the 2026 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition LION KINGS – Two male lions from a single pride on top of a high kopje in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. As the sun began to set, these two lions began to wake and vocalize with the third male member of the pride on another rock below. I captured these two as they stood overlooking their domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/6e927486-00e6-4b3e-98c9-9f0c4a235a48/_30A0214-Edit_24NOV2025.jpg Award Winners FINALIST in the 2026 Remembering Wildlife photo contest: Remembering Giraffes GIRAFFES AT SUNSET – A sunset encounter with Masai giraffes (Giraffa tippelskirchi) wading in a lake with flamingoes in the background. We stood on top of our vehicles to get the dark giraffe silhouettes against the light background of the lake. (Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/5daf4b92-539a-4bbf-898a-7b82cf04105e/_30A0446-Edit-2.jpg Award Winners FINALIST in the 2026 Remembering Wildlife photo contest: Remembering Giraffes STORM GAZING – As the sun set on another day in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania, a herd of Masai giraffes (Giraffa tippelskirchi) were mingling around in a lake full of flamingoes in the background. This shot required climbing on top of the vehicle to place the silhouettes of the giraffes against the lighter tone of the water so that they would be fully visible. The giraffe on the left appears to be gazing at the rainstorm in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/529a6447-99dd-43d7-9deb-2885bde6cbcf/_30A8046-Edit_03APR2026.jpg Award Winners TOP 250 - 2025 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition POOL PARTY – During the month of March 2024, countless numbers of zebras and wildebeest descended upon a lake in Ndutu, in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of Tanzania. Although zebras are most visible in this photo, there were plenty of wildebeest participating in the “pool party”. It was an amazing and gregarious scene to witness, including the extremely vocal zebras. https://www.angelajsanchez.com/sea-of-cortez-mexico daily 0.75 2026-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/4a2f06bd-a395-44ea-b90f-300dc7f2f2f5/_30A0360-Edit_05DEC2024-Edit.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico FIRST PRIZE - Macro/Other Category in the 2024 Share the View International Nature Photography Contest UNDERWATER DANCERS - Beautiful, graceful mobula rays swimming in the Sea of Cortez are an impressive and breathtaking sight underwater with their massive aggregations. (Baja California Sur, Mexico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/d0932d88-85f1-4203-b07b-5725a831ae77/_30A9959-Edit_HPF1.8.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico FIRST PLACE - Nature/Amateur Category in the 2024 Monochrome Awards International Black and White Photography Contest FISH BALLOON - While looking for marine megafauna in the Sea of Cortez, our group spotted what appeared to be a large bait ball of fish. Upon closer inspection, the ball of fish was determined to be balloonfish. Balloonfish have a defensive mechanism where they can fill up with water or air into a spherical shape with protruding spines. Adults are usually solitary, but I later learned that juveniles may form aggregations. Their collective round formation reminds me of a single balloonfish in their defensive state. I really love how these little fish came together to form such a beautiful, artistic sight with their reflection at the surface of the water and the sun’s rays surrounding them. (Baja California Sur, Mexico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/885d6546-2faa-4391-853d-b85960429db6/_P5A5616-Edit-6.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - Featured image in the 2025 The Nature Photography Contest MOBULA ROCKET – Mobula rays exhibit stunning acrobatics when jumping out of the water. They suddenly burst out of the sea like a rocket and become airborne, eventually landing back in the sea in a belly flop or flipping onto their backs. It’s not known exactly why they do this, but theories include communication, ridding of parasites, part of a mating ritual, or just because they are happy. (Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/e07a851e-c79b-478d-bbd6-d708a2b9f141/_V0A4906-Edit-2.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico AN ANGEL IN MY HEAD - While searching the Sea of Cortez earlier this month for marine megafauna, our group encountered this little transparent creature. Several people from our group were experts on identification of animals in this location. However, no one knew what this creature was. After some research, it was identified as a Japetella octopus. Imagination eads me to see a Mona Lisa smile and an angel inside its head. (Baja California Sur, Mexico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/8e101a03-8995-4a72-be05-d514e4e8cf51/_V0A8715-Edit.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico TOP 31/JUDGE'S CHOICE - Macro, Micro, and All Other Wildlife Category in the 2026 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition GENTLE GLIDER - A giant oceanic manta ray with attached remora swimming in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The manta ray and the remora have a mutualistic relationship where each provides benefits to the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/69f0c084-a44d-47c0-97b1-4646195317f6/_V0A8801-Edit-N2.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico THIRD PLACE - The Best of 2025 Challenge in the 2025 Pangolin Photo Challenge ORCA FAMILY – While recently exploring the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico, I saw many fascinating creatures. On the very last day, I finally encountered the superstars of the sea – orcas. Swimming with this family of beautiful, magnificent, and intelligent creatures was nothing short of awe-inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/2657551a-76d4-4b8c-b7d3-afcf26e40db0/_V0A9024-Edit-N.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico WINNER OF THE SPECIAL AWARD: OCEAN LIFE in the 2025 Share the View International Nature Photography Contest; FINALIST in the 2026 Siena International Photo Awards; TOP 250 in the 2026 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition ORCAS IN SUNBEAMS – While recently exploring the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico, I saw many fascinating creatures. On the very last day, I finally encountered the superstars of the sea – orcas. Swimming with this family of beautiful, magnificent, and intelligent creatures showered in sunbeams was nothing short of awe-inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/ed4f0cbf-0a9d-4d3b-bb21-f45cf160c1ea/_V0A9292-Edit_22NOV2025.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico DOLPHIN SNACK – On the very last day of exploring the Sea of Cortez for megafauna, I finally encountered the superstars of the sea – orcas (Orcinus orca). Our group observed a pod of spinner dolphins from our boat that suddenly began to act erratic. Even though we couldn’t see the orcas at the time, we knew they were near. Afterwards, I encountered this orca with the tail remnants of a spinner dolphin in its mouth. (Baja California Sur, Mexico) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/6d00a869-1bf9-4e79-b48f-25e7baf332ce/_V0A9313-Edit.jpg Sea of Cortez, Mexico SWIMMING WITH AN APEX PREDATOR – While recently exploring the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico, I saw many fascinating creatures including manta rays, silky sharks, sea lions, mobula rays, and dolphins. On the very last day, I finally encountered the superstars of the sea – orcas (Orcinus orca). I really like the size perspective in this photo with the swimmer looking so small next to the orca. Swimming with these of beautiful, magnificent, and intelligent creatures was nothing short of awe-inspiring. https://www.angelajsanchez.com/tanzania daily 0.75 2026-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/62a705a6-59ba-470d-96e9-0412970a7347/_P5A1782-Edit.jpg Tanzania CARACAL - A caracal posing in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/be320792-6497-4d85-a385-82509f165aa6/_P5A2064-Edit-3.jpg Tanzania SERVAL INCOMING - A serval cat strolling towards me in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/dca262da-bd53-4eb6-ac3a-0ff0d9ab623c/_P5A2118-Edit.jpg Tanzania SERVAL STARE - A serval cat looking in my direction in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/a4514dad-245f-4e98-8661-a9529b1f82be/_30A0478-Edit-5.jpg Tanzania WINNER - Monochrome Wildlife Challenge in the 2025 Pangolin Photo Challenge; TOP 250 in the 2025 Share the View International Nature Photography Contest; TOP 250 in the 2026 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition LION KINGS – Two male lions from a single pride on top of a high kopje in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. As the sun began to set, these two lions began to wake and vocalize with the third male member of the pride on another rock below. I captured these two as they stood overlooking their domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/f6990812-cca7-4024-82ab-c1b6aa67ad0b/_30A0808-Edit.jpg Tanzania CONFIDENCE - A male lion poised with confidence in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/52f29b77-3611-4b93-98a4-c5c638adc61b/_V0A9577-Edit-3.jpg Tanzania GOLDEN BOY - A male lion showered in the early morning golden light. (Ngorongoro Conservation Area/southern Serengeti) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/459a9ffd-aa31-4b4a-b738-2a1564ba7b80/_30A0900-Edit-Copy1_gigapixel.jpg Tanzania PASSING BY - A handsome male lion as he strolled past our jeep in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/a1fe0024-9a46-4f76-bf86-49da9236c8f8/_30A6189-Edit.jpg Tanzania GENTLE GIANTS – These two were among a group of elephants that were slowly and peacefully meandering in the open savanna and feeding on the vegetation in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. I captured these elephants at low angle to emphasize how big and majestic they are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/91c5756a-a27e-4ff2-bdfa-fcf79e935493/_30A8046-Edit_03APR2026.jpg Tanzania TOP 250 - 2025 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition POOL PARTY – During the month of March 2024, countless numbers of zebras and wildebeest descended upon a lake in Ndutu, in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of Tanzania. Although zebras are most visible in this photo, there were plenty of wildebeest participating in the “pool party”. It was an amazing and gregarious scene to witness, including the extremely vocal zebras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/6c77d082-9d29-4c94-a6e3-df0d15ab4b90/_P5A4993-Edit.jpg Tanzania A MOTHER'S LOVE - Actually, all the female members of a lion pride take care of the cubs. (Serengeti National Park, Tanzania) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/a1ee09e4-a7db-4af8-8bcd-74ff1d29c110/_P5A6337-Edit-2.jpg Tanzania ME AND MY MINI-ME – Portrait of a lioness and cub relaxing on top of a kopje in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/5838eeab-e0ab-4af7-b447-e5147f2cb830/_P5A7140-Edit.jpg Tanzania AFFECTION - A moment of affection between a lioness and two older lion cubs. (Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/f0b8249b-a8bd-4eb8-9c45-9ce3528d4b13/_P5A9524-Edit.jpg Tanzania CHEETAH CUB CUTENESS 1 - A young cheetah cub relaxing on a rock formation while hanging out with its siblings. I love how they sound like little birds chirping. (Serengeti National Park, Tanzania) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/1bcf7141-ea2e-44e6-b13f-9bb9a524ced3/_P5A9607-Edit-2.jpg Tanzania CHEETAH CUB CUTENESS 2 - A young cheetah cub sitting on a rock formation while hanging out with its siblings. I love how they sound like little birds chirping. (Serengeti National Park, Tanzania) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/a759eddd-fe06-440b-959e-3f669e592397/_P5A9956-Edit_22APR2026.jpg Tanzania CHEETAH CUB CUTENESS 3 - A young cheetah cub standing on a rock formation while hanging out with its siblings. I love how they sound like little birds chirping. (Serengeti National Park, Tanzania) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/ad6cfb38-054e-4f94-a525-940b06579d45/_30A0446-Edit-2.jpg Tanzania FINALIST in the 2026 Remembering Wildlife photo contest: Remembering Giraffes STORM GAZING – As the sun set on another day in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania, a herd of Masai giraffes (Giraffa tippelskirchi) were mingling around in a lake full of flamingoes in the background. This shot required climbing on top of the vehicle to place the silhouettes of the giraffes against the lighter tone of the water so that they would be fully visible. The giraffe on the left appears to be gazing at the rainstorm in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69dd3b991a27ab16f0560da0/e61b1995-2ebb-44b3-a48e-1cf5e46ce4b2/_30A0214-Edit_24NOV2025.jpg Tanzania FINALIST in the 2026 Remembering Wildlife photo contest: Remembering Giraffes GIRAFFES AT SUNSET – A sunset encounter with Masai giraffes (Giraffa tippelskirchi) wading in a lake with flamingoes in the background. We stood on top of our vehicles to get the dark giraffe silhouettes against the light background of the lake. (Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania)