Bouncing into Spring: baby boom in the bush

Bouncing into Spring: baby boom in the bush

April marks the baby boom in Kenya. The long rains transform the bush into a lush, leafy landscape brimming with life - much of it newborn. The traditional ‘off-season’ months spanning from March until May are our best kept-secret; the perfect time to catch these incredible - and often entertaining - early encounters: it’s a great time to be on safari.

In celebration of new life, we've been searching our guide archives to find the cutest snaps of the savannah’s tiniest trailblazers…

Brand new and already stealing the show

A female gorilla and her infant in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. The beautiful mountainous scenery, rare endemic wildlife and excellent lodges make Volcanoes National Park one of our top recommendations for gorilla trekking.

A bundle of fluff, fur and twitchy whiskers

A family of young cheetah cubs enjoying the sunshine on the Serengeti plains: home to one of the world's most significant cheetah populations.

Here comes trouble…and it’s adorable

An inquisitive young elephant calf in Borana. These spectacular rolling hills are home to around 3000 elephants, who roam freely through the conservancy and wider landscape.

Two mums, zero control - just another drop off

A young pride of lions on the move in the Chyulu Hills; one of Kenya’s greatest conservation stories. Once an area with very few lions, this majestic volcanic range is now home to a thriving population thanks to the work of Big Life Foundation and Lion Guardians.

Learning the ropes, one waterhole at a time

A female warthog and her two piglets make a dash for the waterhole in Shompole: a remote, community-owned conservation area in Kenya's South Rift Valley.

Lessons in life…and hygiene

This doting mum doles out important life lessons to her cub. Always an absolute privilege to spot leopards, not least in the superb Sabi Sands, one of the world's best-protected and best-studied leopard populations.

A window into the bonds that shape chimp life

An infant staying close to its mother in the lush forests that surround Greystoke Mahale, a secluded piece of paradise on the shores of Tanzania’s Lake Tanganyika.

The smallest explorers have the biggest ideas

Rhino calf and mother head off into the bush in South Africa’s Sabi Sands: a world-renowned rhino conservation hot-spot.

First lessons in bush awareness: eyes on the horizon

A female Masai giraffe and calf in the Masai Mara. These elegant, peaceful souls are sadly endangered, having faced significant population decline due to habitat loss and poaching.

The next generation 

One of only 2,000 Grevy’s Zebra left in the wild, this mother and foal peacefully graze the plains of Borana.

A huge thank you to our talented Africa Born guides for capturing these incredible glimpses of Africa’s next generation of wildlife. Nothing beats a first encounter with bush’s newest arrivals.