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  • Sunrise spotlights Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, seen from Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge in Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. Of its three volcanic cones, Mawenzi (left/east, 16,890 ft) and Shira are extinct, while the tallest cone, Kibo (right/west), last erupted 360,000 years ago and could erupt again. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. Its rapidly shrinking glaciers and ice fields are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035.  // The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
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  • Prism Towers Building, seen from Sarova Panafric Hotel, in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa.
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  • A delicious hamburger at Sarova Panafric Hotel's restaurant, in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa.
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  • Souvenir carved wood giraffes at a roadside shop, in Kenya, East Africa.
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  • Bananas overload a motorcycle in a market town on Mount Kenya in East Africa. The Republic of Kenya is named after Mount Kenya, the second-highest peak in Africa (exceeded by Tanzania's Mt Kilimanjaro). Rapid glacial retreat on Mount Kenya in the past few decades endangers the water reservoir for much of Kenya. The glaciers on Mount Kenya lost more than half of their 2016 extent by 2021-22. In 2024, we saw few glacial remnants. Mt Kenya is 10 miles south of the equator and 90 miles north-northeast of the capital Nairobi. Mount Kenya National Park is honored by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. An electric fence discourages the park's wildlife from exiting and damaging bordering crops.
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  • Reticulated giraffes in Buffalo Springs National Reserve, a protected area managed by Isiolo County Council in Kenya (offering several safari lodges and camps) in East Africa. Reticulated giraffes are a unique giraffe species (Giraffa reticulata, formerly labelled as the subspecies Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) native to the Horn of Africa, primarily within Kenya. Distinguished from other giraffes, its coat displays large, polygonal spots which extend onto the lower legs, tail, and face. A 2024 study found that the reticulated giraffe is a hybridization between northern and southern giraffe lineages. Buffalo Springs National Reserve lies south of the Ewaso Ng'iro river and offers several safari lodges and camps. In this gently-rolling lowland plain of old lava flows and volcanic soils of olivine basalt, the climate is hot, dry and semi-arid. As is typical of Kenya, two major rainfall seasons occur, with April–May and September–November seeing brief rainy spells. Across the river to the north is Samburu National Reserve.
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  • A flat tire on our safari vehicle delayed lunch, in Buffalo Springs National Reserve, in Isiolo County, Kenya, East Africa. Most African safari vehicles are Toyota Land Cruisers specially-converted with a pop top for game viewing. Buffalo Springs National Reserve offers several safari lodges and camps in a gently-rolling lowland plain of old lava flows and volcanic soils of olivine basalt. The climate is hot, dry and semi-arid. As is typical of Kenya, two major rainfall seasons occur, with April–May and September–November seeing brief rainy spells.  To the north, the Ewaso Ngiro River defines the border with Samburu National Reserve.
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  • Lunch at Samburu Sopa Lodge, Samburu National Reserve, safari images, Samburu County, Kenya, East Africa. Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Samburu County, Kenya, offering several safari lodges and camps in East Africa. South of the river is Buffalo Springs National Reserve. The Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best-selling book and award-winning movie Born Free. The two major rainfall seasons typical to Kenya also loosely apply to Samburu, with the months from April to May and September to November seeing brief rainly spells accompanied by hours of sunshine. The Samburu people are nilotic, semi-nomadic shepherds who live in north-central Kenya.
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  • The gerenuk or giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri) in Samburu National Reserve, Samburu County, Kenya, East Africa. The gerenuk is a long-necked, medium-sized antelope found in parts of East Africa. It's the sole member of genus Litocranius. Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river offering several safari lodges and camps. South of the river is Buffalo Springs National Reserve. The Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best-selling book and award-winning movie Born Free. The two major rainfall seasons typical to Kenya also loosely apply to Samburu, with the months from April to May and September to November seeing brief rainly spells accompanied by hours of sunshine. The Samburu people are nilotic, semi-nomadic shepherds who live in north-central Kenya.
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  • A northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus, in the family Bucerotidae), in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa. It is found from southern Mauritania through Somalia and northeast Tanzania. During incubation, the female lays three to six white eggs in a tree hole, which is blocked off with a plaster of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow aperture, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks. When the chicks and the female are too big for the nest, the mother breaks out and rebuilds the wall. Then both parents feed the chicks. They are omnivorous, taking insects, fruit and seeds. They feed mainly on the ground and will form flocks outside of breeding season. // Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Samburu County, Kenya, offering several safari lodges and camp. South of the river is Buffalo Springs National Reserve. The Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best-selling book and award-winning movie Born Free. The two major rainfall seasons typical to Kenya also loosely apply to Samburu, with the months from April to May and September to November seeing brief rainly spells accompanied by hours of sunshine. The Samburu people are nilotic, semi-nomadic shepherds who live in north-central Kenya.
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  • An elegant reticulated giraffe stands tall in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa. Reticulated giraffes are a unique giraffe species (Giraffa reticulata, formerly labelled as the subspecies Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) native to the Horn of Africa, primarily within Kenya. Distinguished from other giraffes, its coat displays large, polygonal or squared, block-like spots which extend onto the lower legs, tail and face. Its population stronghold is primarily within Kenya. A 2024 study found that the reticulated giraffe is a hybridisation between northern and southern giraffe lineages. // Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river, offering several safari lodges and camps. South of the river is Buffalo Springs National Reserve. Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best-selling book and award-winning movie Born Free. The two major rainfall seasons typical to Kenya also loosely apply to Samburu, with the months from April to May and September to November seeing brief rainly spells accompanied by hours of sunshine. The Originally indigenous to the Nile Valley (nilotic), the Samburu people are semi-nomadic shepherds who live in north-central Kenya.
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  • A 6-foot high termite mound. Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Samburu County, Kenya, offering several safari lodges and camps in East Africa. South of the river is Buffalo Springs National Reserve. The Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best-selling book and award-winning movie Born Free. The two major rainfall seasons typical to Kenya also loosely apply to Samburu, with the months from April to May and September to November seeing brief rainly spells accompanied by hours of sunshine. The Samburu people are nilotic, semi-nomadic shepherds who live in north-central Kenya.
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  • Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Samburu County, Kenya, offering several safari lodges and camps in East Africa. South of the river is Buffalo Springs National Reserve. The Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best-selling book and award-winning movie Born Free. The two major rainfall seasons typical to Kenya also loosely apply to Samburu, with the months from April to May and September to November seeing brief rainly spells accompanied by hours of sunshine. The Samburu people are nilotic, semi-nomadic shepherds who live in north-central Kenya.
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  • A juvenile common agama lizard at Samburu Sopa Lodge, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa. The common agama, red-headed rock agama or rainbow agama (Agama agama) is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river, offering several safari lodges and camps. South of the river is Buffalo Springs National Reserve. Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best-selling book and award-winning movie Born Free. The two major rainfall seasons typical to Kenya also loosely apply to Samburu, with the months from April to May and September to November seeing brief rainly spells accompanied by hours of sunshine. The Samburu people are nilotic, semi-nomadic shepherds who live in north-central Kenya.
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  • A skink lizard with yellow throat and orange tail at Samburu Sopa Lodge, Samburu National Reserve, safari images, Samburu County, Kenya, East Africa. Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river, offering several safari lodges and camps. South of the river is Buffalo Springs National Reserve. Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness, made famous in the best-selling book and award-winning movie Born Free. The two major rainfall seasons typical to Kenya also loosely apply to Samburu, with the months from April to May and September to November seeing brief rainly spells accompanied by hours of sunshine. The Samburu people are nilotic, semi-nomadic shepherds who live in north-central Kenya.
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  • African buffalo skull, Lake Nakuru National Park, near Nakuru city, in Kenya, East Africa. The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large sub-Saharan African bovine with five subspecies. Syncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo, is the largest subspecies, found in Southern Africa and East Africa. The adult African buffalo's horns have fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield across the top of the head, referred to as a "boss". The African buffalo is more closely related to other buffalo species than it is to other bovids such as American bison or domestic cattle, with its closest living relative being the Asian water buffalo. Unpredictable temperament makes it undomesticatable. As one of the Big Five game animals, the Cape buffalo is a sought-after trophy in hunting. // Lake Nakuru National Park was established in 1961. UNESCO honors Lake Nakuru on the World Heritage List, as part of the "Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley."
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  • Two female lions, Lake Nakuru National Park, near Nakuru city, in Kenya, East Africa. The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat native to Africa and India. A lion's pride contains a few adult males, related females, and cubs. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates, plus scavenge opportunistically. The IUCN Red List indicates lions as Vulnerable since 1996 because populations in Africa have declined by 43% since the early 1990s. Habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. // Lake Nakuru National Park was established in 1961. UNESCO honors Lake Nakuru on the World Heritage List, as part of the "Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley." Located next to Nakuru (population 600,000), the third largest urban area in Kenya, the park is fenced to block poachers and retain rare rhinos and giraffes.
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  • A spotted hyena / laughing hyena / Crocuta crocuta in Lake Nakuru National Park, near Nakuru city, Kenya, East Africa. The spotted hyena is widespread in its native sub-Saharan Africa and is the most common large carnivore in Africa, due to its adaptability and opportunism. It is primarily a hunter but may also scavenge meat, skin, bone and other animal waste. Once selected, their prey is chased over a long distance, often several kilometres, at speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). In the matriarchal spotted hyena society, females are larger than males and dominate them. Though portrayed as cunning and cowardly, the hyena is actually a smart, caring, and cooperative scavenger, who cleans up the environment and contains the spread of disease. The IUCN's hyena specialist group identifies the spotted hyena's undeserved negative reputation as detrimental to the species' continued survival, both in captivity and the wild. // Lake Nakuru National Park was established in 1961. UNESCO honors Lake Nakuru on the World Heritage List, as part of the "Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley." Located next to Nakuru (population 600,000), the third largest urban area in Kenya, the park is fenced to block poachers and retain rare rhinos and giraffes.
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  • Rain falls on a secretarybird, also spelled secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) in Lake Nakuru National Park, near Nakuru city, in Kenya, East Africa. Its eagle-like body rides on crane-like legs, raising it up to 4 feet, 3 inches tall. Endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, this large bird of prey prefers open grasslands and savanna where it hunts on the ground, often stomping insects and small vertebrates for eating. After spending much of the day on the ground, it roosts in trees. The sexes appear similar. Adults have a featherless red-orange face and predominantly grey plumage, with a flattened dark crest and black flight feathers and thighs. Due to habitat destruction, the species is classed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The secretarybird appears on the coats of arms of Sudan and South Africa. // Lake Nakuru National Park was established in 1961. UNESCO honors Lake Nakuru on the World Heritage List, as part of the "Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley." The lake's water level dropped drastically in the early 1990s but has since overflooded, possibly due to runoff from increasing crop production and urbanization. The shallow alkaline waters grow algae that previously supported vast flocks of flamingos. In 2013, high water levels forced local flamingos to migrate to Lake Bogoria in search for food. From 2010–2020, Lake Nakuru increased in surface area from 40 to 68 square kilometers (15 to 26 sq mi) — parts of Nakuru town, 677 households, and some National Park areas flooded.
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  • Rothschild's giraffe (DNA-reclassified as Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis, a Northern giraffe subspecies) in Lake Nakuru National Park, near Nakuru city, Kenya, East Africa. For protection, Rothschild's giraffe were relocated here from western Kenya beginning in 1977. Rothschild's giraffe (formerly Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) has been DNA-classified as a subspecies of Northern giraffe (one of four distinct species) and is genetically identical to the Nubian giraffe subspecies (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis). Rothschild's giraffe resembles the Masai giraffe but is paler, with less-jagged orange-brown patches, a creamier hue for the connective channels, and white lower legs lacking markings (making them appear to wear white stockings). They also have five ossicones (the two big noticeable head protuberances, plus one in the center forehead, plus 2 behind each ear). They are taller than many other populations, measuring up to 5.88 metres (19.3 feet) tall. Lake Nakuru National Park was established in 1961. UNESCO honors Lake Nakuru on the World Heritage List, as part of the "Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley." A fenced sanctuary protects giraffes and eastern black and southern white rhinos from poachers. Natural predators within the park include lions, cheetahs and leopards. Nakuru means "Dust or Dusty Place" in the Maasai language.
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  • Forest killed within Lake Nakuru National Park by rising runoff from the surrounding watershed, near Nakuru city, in Kenya, East Africa. Lake Nakuru National Park was established in 1961. UNESCO honors Lake Nakuru on the World Heritage List, as part of the "Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley." Lake Nakuru is a major nesting and breeding ground for great white pelicans, which are pink from the algal diet. In this park, a fenced sanctuary protects giraffes and eastern black and southern white rhinos from poachers. Rothschild's giraffe (which are genetically identical to Nubian giraffe) were relocated here from western Kenya beginning in 1977. Natural predators within the park include lions, cheetahs and leopards. Nakuru means "Dust or Dusty Place" in the Maasai language. The lake's water level dropped drastically in the early 1990s but has since overflooded, possibly due to runoff from increasing crop production and urbanization. The shallow alkaline waters grow algae that previously supported vast flocks of flamingos. In 2013, high water levels forced local flamingos to migrate to Lake Bogoria in search for food. From 2010–2020, Lake Nakuru increased in surface area from 40 to 68 square kilometers (15 to 26 sq mi) — parts of Nakuru town, 677 households, and some National Park areas flooded.
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  • Misty forest and savanna at Lake Nakuru National Park was established in 1961, near Nakuru city, in Kenya, East Africa. UNESCO honors Lake Nakuru on the World Heritage List, as part of the "Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley." Lake Nakuru is a major nesting and breeding ground for great white pelicans, which are pink from the algal diet. In this park, a fenced sanctuary protects giraffes and eastern black and southern white rhinos from poachers. Rothschild's giraffe (which are genetically identical to Nubian giraffe) were relocated here from western Kenya beginning in 1977. Natural predators within the park include lions, cheetahs and leopards. Nakuru means "Dust or Dusty Place" in the Maasai language. The lake's water level dropped drastically in the early 1990s but has since overflooded, possibly due to runoff from increasing crop production and urbanization. The shallow alkaline waters grow algae that previously supported vast flocks of flamingos. In 2013, high water levels forced local flamingos to migrate to Lake Bogoria in search for food. From 2010–2020, Lake Nakuru increased in surface area from 40 to 68 square kilometers (15 to 26 sq mi) — parts of Nakuru town, 677 households, and some National Park areas flooded.
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  • A vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus). Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kajiado County, Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • Cattle egrets (Bubulcus genus) gather at a pond in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, below Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro., in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // This dormant stratovolcano in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. Its rapidly shrinking glaciers and ice fields are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035. Of its three volcanic cones, Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while the tallest cone, Kibo, last erupted 360,000 years ago and could erupt again. The oldest cone, Shira erupted from 2.5–1.9 million years ago. Both Mawenzi and Kibo began erupting about 1 million years ago. Mawenzi extinguished 448,000 years ago. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm peak). That
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  • African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) graze in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) graze in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • African baby bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) graze in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, below Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro., in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • A traffic jam of safari vehicles attempts to view a distant hidden cheetah in Amboseli National Park, Kajiado County, Kenya, East Africa. Most African safari vehicles are Toyota Land Cruisers specially-converted with a pop top for game viewing. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • A film crew with offroad permission documents African bush elephants in Amboseli National Park in Kenya, East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // This dormant stratovolcano in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. Its rapidly shrinking glaciers and ice fields are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035. Of its three volcanic cones, Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while the tallest cone, Kibo, last erupted 360,000 years ago and could erupt again. The oldest cone, Shira erupted from 2.5–1.9 million years ago. Both Mawenzi and Kibo began erupting about 1 million years ago. Mawenzi extinguished 448,000 years ago. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm peak). That name was used until Tanzan
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  • African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) graze in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, below Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro., in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // This dormant stratovolcano in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. Its rapidly shrinking glaciers and ice fields are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035. Of its three volcanic cones, Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while the tallest cone, Kibo, last erupted 360,000 years ago and could erupt again. The oldest cone, Shira erupted from 2.5–1.9 million years ago. Both Mawenzi and Kibo began erupting about 1 million years ago. Mawenzi extinguished 448,000 years ago. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm
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  • A harmless cricket climbs on the beds' mosquito net, at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, Amboseli National Park, Kajiado County, Kenya, East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kajiado County, Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • Sunrise spotlights Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, seen from Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // This dormant stratovolcano in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. Its rapidly shrinking glaciers and ice fields are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035. Of its three volcanic cones, Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while the tallest cone, Kibo, last erupted 360,000 years ago and could erupt again. The oldest cone, Shira erupted from 2.5–1.9 million years ago. Both Mawenzi and Kibo began erupting about 1 million years ago. Mawenzi extinguished 448,000 years ago. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm peak). That name was used until
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  • An orange sunrise illuminates Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro., seen from Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // The dormant stratovolcano of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. The name Kilimanjaro was adopted by European explorers by 1860. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm peak) — the name used until Tanzania formed in 1964, when the summit was renamed Uhuru Peak, meaning "Freedom" Peak in Kiswahili.
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  • Sunrise spotlights Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, seen from Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // This dormant stratovolcano in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. Its rapidly shrinking glaciers and ice fields are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035. Of its three volcanic cones, Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while the tallest cone, Kibo, last erupted 360,000 years ago and could erupt again. The oldest cone, Shira erupted from 2.5–1.9 million years ago. Both Mawenzi and Kibo began erupting about 1 million years ago. Mawenzi extinguished 448,000 years ago. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm peak). That name was used until
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  • A safari SUV is lit by sunrise in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, seen below Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, in East Africa. Most African safari vehicles are Toyota Land Cruisers specially-converted with a pop top for game viewing. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // The dormant stratovolcano of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. The name Kilimanjaro was adopted by European explorers by 1860. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm peak). That name was used until Tanzania formed in 1964, when the summit was renamed Uhuru Peak, meaning "Freedom Peak" in Kiswahili.
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  • Flamingos feed from a pond in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, below Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro., in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // The dormant stratovolcano of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. The name Kilimanjaro was adopted by European explorers by 1860. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm peak). That name was used until Tanzania formed in 1964, when the summit was renamed Uhuru Peak, meaning "Freedom Peak" in Kiswahili.
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  • Flamingos feed from a pond in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, below Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro., in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world. // The dormant stratovolcano of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is protected within Kilimanjaro National Park, a major hiking and climbing destination. Kilimanjaro is the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. The name Kilimanjaro was adopted by European explorers by 1860. In the 1880s, the mountain became a part of German East Africa and was called Kilima-Ndscharo in German. In 1889, Hans Meyer reached the highest summit on the crater ridge of Kibo and named it Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze (Kaiser Wilhelm peak). That name was used until Tanzania formed in 1964, when the summit was renamed Uhuru Peak, meaning "Freedom Peak" in Kiswahili.
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  • Flamingos feed at a pond in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • Flamingos feed at a pond in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, in East Africa. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • A vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus). Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge. Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • Under Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, a troop of olive baboons explore a sign in Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Kajiado County, East Africa. The olive baboon (Papio anubis, in the family Cercopithecidae) is the most wide-ranging of all baboon species, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa (extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia and Tanzania, plus some mountainous regions of the Sahara). It inhabits savannahs, steppes, and forests. Baboons are among the largest non-hominoid primates and have existed for at least two million years. All baboons have long, dog-like muzzles, heavy, powerful jaws with sharp canine teeth, close-set eyes, thick fur except on their muzzles, short tails, and nerveless, hairless pads of skin on their protruding buttocks called ischial callosities that provide for sitting comfort. Baboons are active during daylight hours on the ground but sleep in trees, or on high cliffs or rocks at night, away from predators. Their omnivorous diet includes a variety of plants and animals. Their principal predators are Nile crocodiles, leopards, lions and hyenas. Most baboons live in hierarchical troops containing harems. Baboons live in the wild from 20 to 30 years — up to 45 years in captivity. // Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve, in Kenya. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." // Mt Kilimanjaro is dormant stratovolcano in Tanzania — the world's highest single free-standing mountain above sea level: 5,899 m or 19,354 ft (2014 measurement). It's the highest mountain in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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  • Amboseli National Park, Kimana Gate, Kajiado County, Kenya, East Africa. The Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • A superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) in Amboseli National Park, Kajiado County, Kenya, East Africa. Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae, common name of Sturnid. // Amboseli National Park was created in 1974 from a 1948 game reserve which was formerly a 1906 Maasai reserve. In 1991, the Park was listed as a UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Reserve." Based on recommendations endorsed by UNESCO, Kenyan presidential directives in 2005 and 2023 transferred control of Amboseli National Park to the local Kajiado County Government, who will share park fees locally. The local people are mainly Maasai, plus others attracted by the tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world.
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  • A rough road connects Amboseli National Park, with Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery and the Mzima Springs, the rich and varied wildlife, a good road system, a rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
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  • Mountain scenery in Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery and the Mzima Springs, the rich and varied wildlife, a good road system, a rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
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  • African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery and the Mzima Springs, the rich and varied wildlife, a good road system, a rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
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  • A Eurasian roller (Coracias garrulus) in Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. The European or Eurasian roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East, Central Asia and Northwest Africa. This long-distance migrant winters in Southern Africa, primarily in dry wooded savanna and bushy plains. Some populations migrate to Africa via India. It usually nests in tree holes. // The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery and the Mzima Springs, the rich and varied wildlife, a good road system, a rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management was turned over to the authority that became the Kenya Wildlife Service.
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  • Female ostrich in Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. Ostriches are the heaviest and largest living birds, with adult common ostriches weighing anywhere between 63.5 and 145 kilograms and laying the largest eggs of any living land animal. Although flightless, they are the fastest birds on land, running up to 70 km/h (43 mph). They are farmed worldwide, with significant industries in the Philippines and in Namibia. Ostrich leather is a lucrative commodity, and the large feathers are used as plumes for ceremonial headgear. Ostriches are of the genus Struthio in the order Struthioniformes, part of the infra-class Palaeognathae, a diverse group of flightless birds also known as ratites that includes the emus, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis and the extinct elephant birds and moas. There are two living species of ostrich: the common ostrich, native to large areas of sub-Saharan Africa, and the Somali ostrich, native to the Horn of Africa. // The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area.
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  • Masai or Maasai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. Masai giraffes are tallest land animal on Earth and are the national animal of Tanzania. Maasai giraffes are native to Tanzania and central and southern Kenya. Masai giraffes have the largest body of the four genetically-distinct giraffe species. From hooves to head, Masai giraffes have jagged leaf-like blotches resembling jigsaw puzzle pieces. Bulls are generally larger and heavier than cows, weighing close to 1,300 kilograms (2,900 pounds) and growing up to 5.5 meters (18 feet) in height. In the wild, individuals can live to 30 years old, or usually longer in captivity. A giraffe's neck contains seven vertebrae making up one third of its body height. Its long and muscular tongue, which can be up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in length, is prehensile and allows it to grab leaves from tall trees that are inaccessible to other animals. On top of the head are two bony clubs for fighting, called ossicones, covered by thick skin with dark hair on the tips. Bulls usually have an extra ossicone between the eyes. When galloping, the Masai giraffe reaches speeds of almost 64 kilometers per hour (40 miles per hour). IUCN considers Masai giraffes as endangered due to poaching and habitat loss. // The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area.
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  • A vehicle drives a dirt road at evening twilight in mountainous Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery and the Mzima Springs, the rich and varied wildlife, a good road system, a rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
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  • The sun sets behind Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro., seen from Tsavo West National Park in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery and the Mzima Springs, the rich and varied wildlife, a good road system, a rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
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  • Elephants enjoy Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge's watering hole as the sun sets behind Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro., seen from Tsavo West National Park, in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery and the Mzima Springs, the rich and varied wildlife, a good road system, a rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
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  • African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana), Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, East Africa. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides Tsavo West National Park from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park. Together with adjoining ranches and protected areas, they comprise the Tsavo Conservation Area. Tsavo West is a more popular destination due to its magnificent scenery and the Mzima Springs, the rich and varied wildlife, a good road system, a rhino reserve, rock climbing potential and guided walks along the Tsavo River. Tsavo remained the homeland for the Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. Indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei and other areas within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
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