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  • Grant Atkinson Male Lion Flehmen Chitabe

    Understanding Flehmen in Big Cats

Understanding Flehmen in Big Cats

One of the best things that comes from being a guide, is that I get to see lots of different wild animal behaviour.  I spend lots of time watching animals, and in most cases, they carry on with what they are doing.  One of the more intriguing [...]

By Grant Atkinson|February 1st, 2013|Wildlife|13 Comments
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    Photographing Baby Animals

Photographing Baby Animals

If you spend time photographing wildlife in Africa's protected places, there is a good chance that you will encounter animals with babies at one time or another. In this post I have shared some thoughts on making more of such great photographic opportunities, with lions, leopards and [...]

By Grant Atkinson|January 18th, 2013|Wildlife|4 Comments
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    The Family Life of African Wild Dogs

The Family Life of African Wild Dogs

African wild dogs are well-known for their hunting prowess, as well as their strong family bonds.  Whilst it isn't easy to photograph them hunting, the social side of their behaviour is something that I do try to show in my photographs. The alpha female and her [...]

By Grant Atkinson|December 20th, 2012|Wildlife|4 Comments
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  • Photographing A Curious Hyaena Cub

Photographing A Curious Hyaena Cub

I was with my wife Helena at Mashatu, in Botswana, watching a sleeping hyaena mom and her youngster.  When the young hyaena stood up and began to show signs of curiosity toward our vehicle, I decided to forgo my long telephoto lens and instead switched to a [...]

By Grant Atkinson|October 24th, 2012|Wildlife|18 Comments
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  • Photographing Leopard Behaviour – Territorial Marking

Photographing Leopard Behaviour – Territorial Marking

Leopards are interesting cats.  Not only are they elegant, and graceful animals, but they are also creatures of habit, at least for some of the time. A female leopard claw-marking a tree.   1/1000sec at f/4.0, Iso 800 Aside from feeding, resting and sleeping, one [...]

By Grant Atkinson|July 4th, 2012|Wildlife|5 Comments
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