1800 A male bushbook stops for a moment before fleeing

1801 Buffaloes thunder across the track in front of us

1802 Beautiful male gerenuk in the bushy habitat that it prefers

1803 The late afternoon light caught this buffalo perfectly

1804 As the dry season progresses the hippos are confined to smaller and smaller stretches of the rivers

1805 The abundance of water in Meru all year round makes it ideal for elephants

1806 An elephant strolls across the parched savannah

1807 The large droopy sub-orbital warts indicate that this is a desert warthog - found only in Kenya and the Horn of Africa

1808 A common waterbuck standing as they usually do

1809 Beisa oryx prefer very dry areas. The oryx has a lower water turnover than a camel

1810 Beisa oryx with young. Both sexes carry horns and are difficult to tell apart

1811 Lionesses greeting each other

1812 This lioness's manner changed in an instant when she spotted a human out in the open

1813 Lions in the long grass can be so easy to miss

1814 Lion cub staring intently at me

1815 Yesterday's kill

1816 The pride male

1817 His face bears the scars from a few fights

1818 Grant's gazelles are common in Meru

1819 Close up of a female common waterbuck

1820 Mother and young reticulated giraffe

1821 A timid female bushbuck

1822 The gerenuk thinks he's hiding behind a bush

1823 With its long legs and neck the gerenuk gets a two metre reach