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The banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a mongoose species native from the Sahel to Southern Africa. It is a sturdy mongoose with a large head, small ears, short, muscular limbs and a long tail, almost as long as the rest of the body. Their fur is shaggy and greyish brown with several dark …
Lake Magadi and Shompole Conservancy are located in southern Kenya, around 2-3 hours drive from Nairobi, close to the the border of Tanzania. Lake Magadi is an amazing unique and serene destination for nature lovers, bird lovers and adventure camping tourists, in search of pristine camping …
Hyenas or hyaenas are mammals of the family hyaenidae. With only four extant species it is the fifth-smallest family in order Carnivora. Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components of most African ecosystems. Ugly’, ‘cowardly’, ‘thieving’… It seems that nobody has anything good to say about Africa’s commonest large carnivore, the …
Turacos are a fairly common African bird and are part of the Musophagidae family. The Musophagidae (literally ‘banana-eaters’), or turacos, includes plantain-eaters and go-away-birds. In southern Africa both turacos and go-away-birds are commonly known as louries. They are semi-zygodactylous – the fourth (outer) toe can be switched back and forth.The second and third …
Shaba National Reserve in northern Kenya offers the astute African traveler 92 square miles (239 square kilometers) of breathtaking scenery amidst arid grasslands and sparse woodland set against the backdrop hills of Shaba, a volcanic extinct highland. The reserve is named for the 1525-meter Mount …
Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a private wildlife conservancy which stretches for over 90,000-acres in the Kenya’s Laikipia District. Laikipia, a county the size of Wales, has the richest diversity of wildlife in Kenya outside of the Mara. Known as one of the best safari areas in the …
Volcanoes National Park is the Rwandan section of the great volcanic massif called the Virunga Mountains that straddles the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC. The massif covers a huge area of over 8,000km², encompassing six active and three extinct volcanoes. It is in northwestern Rwanda and …
Tsavo West and Tsavo East National Parks together form one of the largest national parks in the world, covering 4% of Kenya’s total land area. It’s about the same size as Jamaica, Michigan, Wales or Israel. The park is named after the Tsavo River that …
Masai Mara National Reserve , located towards the southwest of Kenya is the land of ultimate experiences and exotic wildlife species. It’s the place where photographers wait for days and months under the thick forest canopy only to get one precious shot of the exotic …
Amboseli National Park was declared a National Park in 1974 the main reason of protecting the ecosystem. Amboseli is arguably the second most popular park in Kenya after the Masai Mara. The park’s large ecosystem spreads from Kenya to Tanzania and is one of the best …