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by Chris Dunford

 

 

 

 

 

 






Nakuru Mammals I (January)

Vervets live in troops and mostly eat fruit, but also seeds, flowers and gum of acacias are a favoutite out of fruiting season4300 Vervets live in troops and mostly eat fruit, but also seeds, flowers and gum of acacias are a favourite out of fruiting season

Elands are common around the lake but stay well away from the roads4301 Elands are common around the lake but stay well away from the roads

Oxpeckers attending to warthogs. As well as removing ticks they will drink blood from an open wound4302 Oxpeckers attending to warthogs. As well as removing ticks they will drink blood from an open wound

A shaggy coated Defassa waterbuck. They live in NE, Central and W. Africa4303 A shaggy coated Defassa waterbuck. They live in NE, Central and W. Africa, Common waterbuck live more to the SE

 Waterbuck and zebras intermingle nearer to the lakeshore4304 Waterbuck and zebras intermingle nearer to the lakeshore

There are plenty of impalas in the park4305 There are plenty of impalas in the park

Olive baboons are the most widely dispersed species. They will hybridise with yellow baboons where their ranges overlap4306 Olive baboons are the most widely dispersed species. They will hybridise with yellow baboons where their ranges overlap

Curious, or cautious?4307 Curious, or cautious?

Olive baboons by the lakeshore4308 Olive baboons by the lakeshore

Nakuru is the best place to see the rare Rothschild's giraffe4309 Nakuru is the best place to see the rare Rothschild's giraffe

This Rothschild's giraffe has a strange shaped ossicone on the front of his head4310 This Rothschild's giraffe has a strange shaped ossicone on the front of his head

Cape buffalo resting in the shade4311 Cape buffalo resting in the shade

Beautiful Boehm's zebras. One of the many subspecies of plains zebras4312 Beautiful Boehm's zebras. One of the many subspecies of plains zebras

The back end of the Defassa waterbuck lacks the white circle seen on the common waterbuck4313 The back end of the Defassa waterbuck lacks the white circle seen on the common waterbuck

Cape buffalo checking us out4314 Cape buffalo checking us out

grown back4315 The white rhino has been dehorned a while ago but it has now partially grown back

Very long horn on this white rhino4316 Very long horn on this white rhino

White rhinos are also known as square-lipped rhinos which to me is a better description4317 White rhinos are also known as square-lipped rhinos which to me is a better description

4318 The black rhino is also known as the hook-lipped rhino. Black rhinos use their prehensile top lip for browsing4318 The black rhino is also known as the hook-lipped rhino. Black rhinos use their prehensile top lip for browsing

There are only about 5000 black rhinos left in the whole of Africa4319 There are only about 5000 black rhinos left in the whole of Africa

Lots of Thompson's gazelles in the shorter grass4320 Lots of Thompson's gazelles in the shorter grass

Between a half and three quarters of all giraffes are killed in their first year4321 Between a half and three quarters of all giraffes are killed in their first year

Female buffalos don't have the massive horns and boss of the bulls4322 Female buffalos don't have the massive horns and boss of the bulls

Guereza colobus exist mostly on leaves. They are hunted for their skins4323 Guereza colobus exist mostly on leaves. They are hunted for their skins