Buffaloes are pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 6, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
A cheetah rests in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 6, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
Lions are pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 7, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
Lions are pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 7, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
Topis are pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 6, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
A baby elephant and its mother are pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 7, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
This photo taken on Sept. 6, 2025 shows a sunset view in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
A giraffe is pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 6, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
A lion is pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 6, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
Gazelles are pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 6, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
An ostrich is pictured in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 6, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
Two baby elephants play in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, on Sept. 7, 2025. Kenya's southwestern county of Narok is home to the world's famous Masai Mara National Reserve where tourists flock to during the country's peak tourism season from July through October to watch the wildebeest migration.
Yet beyond the dramatic river crossings, the plains reveal intimate family bonds and tender moments like elephants sheltering their young, lions grooming one another, and warthogs roaming with piglets. Together, these scenes illustrate the rich diversity and vibrant rhythm of life in the Masai Mara. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
