Kenya-From the Masai Mara to Nairobi is one of many articles to be created from photos taken on three connected safaris (Botswana and Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya) between June 20 and July 31, 2009, with Cheesemans Ecology Safaris, Saratoga, California (www.cheesemans.com). We had previously traveled with them to Antarctica, 2000/2001.
This day, July 30, 2009, began at a lodge in the Masai Mara Game Reserve where after breakfast we began a game drive through the reserve to the main road and continued to Nairobi for a short
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Although lionesses can reach speeds of 50 miles per hour, they only can do so for short bursts so they have...
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Lionesses do the majority of the hunting for their pride, since they are smaller, swifter and more agile than...
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Sometimes mistaken for a leopard, the Cheetah, standing on a termite mound, is a leaner animal with longer legs. It...
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The termite mound on which the Cheetahs are standing is a structure built by subterranean termites, with some of the...
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Cheetahs have a high cub mortality rate, up to 90 per cent in the wild, since until cubs can follow their...
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Cheetahs prey on rabbits, guinea fowl, springhares, gazelles, wildebeest calves, impalas, ostrich, and...
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Cheetahs dont need to drink water, as they get the moisture they need from the bodies of their prey....
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Cheetahs are quite vocal, making a unique, bird-like sound called a chirrup when theyre...
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The Cheetah is the fastest animal on land and can reach speeds up to 70 miles per hour, yet can run only...
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We had been told throughout our visits to Tanzania and Kenya not to photograph the native people. Here as we left a...
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A small portion of the souvenirs she was selling can be seen. At times like these a universal language would have been...
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A fly can be seen on the vendor's forehead reminding me of a few photos I took on my previous visit to Kenya in...
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As we drove on the main road toward Nairobi, we passed through villages where quick photos from the vehicle's...
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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Village life seen from our vehicle
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