The Thrill of the Hunt Gorilla

The Thrill of the Hunt GorillaMaasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Kike the cheetah mother chasing down a Thomsons gazelle. Poetry in motion defines a cheetah as it accelerates, gathering speed, flying across the plains, with all four feet off the ground as it closes in on its prey. The sense of speed and motion is sublime. For more information about Jonathan & Angela Scott, check out their Artist Bio page or visit TheBigCatPeople. com.

played out in the most extreme conditions imaginable

The tawny coat and luxurious mane of a male lion in his prime is a sight to behold

flicking with the tension of the hunt

bringing relief from the hardships and travails of life

so large of scale

They call wildebeests the clowns of the plains

many creatures live a primarily nocturnal life

There are perhaps 3

the golden globe of the sun drops to the horizon

mud glorious mud

Here in this harsh inhospitable environment

This one speaks to us of an oasis of water in the dry season