How about this? Honey's cubs taking down their first ever zebra? At the time, they were still cubs. Video taken in early August 2008. Video is about 23 minutes long/short?

http://www.tomtrowbridge.com/2008/09...ahKill_320.wmv

On my trips to Indian jungles in this many years - ZERO !

Jambo Serengeti, feb 2010:

Just 10 days ago, a female leopard that we were following in Serengeti(Central) jumped 10+ feet straight up in the air to catch a guinea fowl. It was over in under 2 seconds. The fowl was hiding in one of the shrubs and the leopard casually walked over and..BOOOOOOOOOOM ! CHIT !!!

My wife has the footage on HD. I was too close for even 300 mm not alert and slow to capture that...else I would be your 2010 BBC wildlife photog of the year !! Oh well...next time...haha

Since 2005 been in safari camps about 75 nights so about 150 game drives. Have seen four kills by major predators. Two by other predators. And a couple of we were close, following, but did not see the kill itself.

2006 Zambia camp Nsefu (Robin Pope), lions just after dark hunt and kill puku antelope. Puke are smaller than impala and plentiful like impala in that part of Zambia. We followed lion pride (with cubs) just after dark, chase began, vehicle lights switched off for 10 seconds, back on, lions have taken down two puku. With two lion on a little puke no need to strangle hold kill, just hold it down and start chomping away. While puke alive and bleating. Video and stills taken, here’s a still shot-
http://tomgraham.smugmug.com/SAFARI-...19_Yrfir/Large


2007 Kings Camp, the Mangajan male leopard. Dusk and we were just starting sundowners when guide Coleman heard impala alarm call. He said likely leopard was hunting. We quickly got back in vehicle and found leopard stalking small herd of impala about 20 yards away. Switched off all lights, heard rustling, lights back on and leopard had impala by throat. About 5 minutes impala was dead. A lady in our vehicle softly crying. Stills and video taken, here’s a still shot-
http://tomgraham.smugmug.com/SAFARI-...96_a4XYn/Large


2007 Leopard Hills, leopard taking scrub hare. Night drive, watched scrub hare jump into bushes and leopard jump in after it. Still shots only, here’s one-
http://tomgraham.smugmug.com/SAFARI-...30_qKZmk/Large


2006 Maasai Mara, camp Little Governors. Crocodile a major predator?? Watching zebras and wildebeest cross Mara River and croc takes down a zebra. Still shots only, here’s one-
http://tomgraham.smugmug.com/SAFARI-...99_5yTHb/Large


How about one of the -little- five?? An ant lion. 2009 Kirkmans Kamp ant lion traps an ant in its funnel shaped hole in ground. Video only. Here’s still shot of an ant lion, actual size about ¼ inch long-
http://tomgraham.smugmug.com/SAFARI-...18_kqvv3/Large


In 2006 at Maasai Mara watched from some distance cheetah Honey hunt an impala. But did not see kill. Followed her three male cubs over to the kill and watched them feed.

In 2009 at Kirkmans Kamp at dusk followed wild dog pack (12) starting out to hunt. Trying to keep up with them was most exciting but we did not see them actually kill the impala. Arrived on scene about 3 minutes later with dogs devouring impala. Video and still shots. Still shots not good enough to post, video is decent.

regards - tom

Hi Sonali

I have been to Duba twice (6 nights and 9 nights) and seen 4 kills there (lion and buffalo).

Kings Pool Lion and Zebra.

Mara (Intrepids) - Cheetah 4 times, Leopard once and Lion twice.

Duba is a great bet for a lion kill, but allow at least 5 nights.

Mara is great for Cheetah, but you need patience.

Good luck.

2 kills, 2 safaris in Tanzania (2/2008 and 2/2009)
Both caught on film start to finish and also a wildie birth feet to up and running.

1. Female lion brought down an adult female waterbuck in the Central Serengeti in 2-2.5 hours.

2. 3 sub adult cheetahs chased and caught a jack rabbit. All 3 cheetahs participated and were in the lead at different times as the rabbit kept doubling back and ended up right beside us. These were 3 of Eleanor's 6 cubs from 2008.

For video, slow it down to actually see the action. Stunning!

Maybe I'm spoiled but I'm hoping for more action on my trip to Botswana in late May.

None in trips to Kenya and Tanzania, or Botswana and Namibia.

Eating lunch on the deck at Rattrays last August, saw a lioness miss a kudu across the river, when word came that two other lionesses from the same Eyrefield pride caught a female kudu further back. We jumped in the vehicle (laughing, because Chef Grant was already in the front seat and ready to go by the time we got there) and raced across the river. Watched the pride of 12 (including the Rollercoaster male) feasting (downwind, maybe 10 feet away - ewww). In about an hour, the entire kudu was gone except for the skull, and the lions were a mess.

Later that same trip, at Mashatu, we were enjoying the antics of a 2-day old elephant baby when our Ranger, Fish, heard a kudu and then an impala "bark", and said something was up. We headed to the nearby river bottom in time to watch a leopard in the middle of smothering a male impala. The impala was still kicking, but the leopard had him by the snout and finally laid completely across him to finish him off. The leopard had just enough energy left to drag the impala (which was as big or bigger than the leopard so watching the dragging was amazing too) to a somewhat nearby tree trunk for hiding; the feasting would occur after we were gone.

Pictures and video of both.