We tend to find predators charismatic (although not all of them, as we will see later). It is left as an exercise for the viewer to identify those in this page who are not great cats

(Serengeti National Park)

Lioness and cub. They chose to remain anonymous so they could speak freely regarding the organization of this year’s Migration

(Serengeti National Park)

Contemplation

(Serengeti National Park)

Having dry-aged wildebeest for lunch (lions are not picky, they enjoy carrion as much as the next guy)

(Serengeti National Park)

When you are at the top of the food chain

(Serengeti National Park)

Lunch I

(Serengeti National Park)

Lunch II

(Serengeti National Park)

A bored teen

(Serengeti National Park)

Cheetah I

(Serengeti National Park)

Cheetah II

(Tarangire National Park)

Leopard napping (they’re not easy to see)

(Ngorongoro Conservation Area)