Predators, Prey, and Friends

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Elephants - Our favorite places for elephants were Samburu and Sweetwater.  We saw relatively few elephants at the other parks, but it depends on the time of year.

Hippos - They look big and slow, but that's only half right.  Running at 30 MPH, they kill more tourists than the tour drivers.

Zebras - We saw two types of Zebras, Common Zebras and Grevys Zebras.  The Grevys Zebras have narrower stripes that go down to a white belly, compared with the wider stripes that wrap around the common Zebra.

And now the Gnus - Over a million Wildebeest (also called Gnus because of the sound they make) cross from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya in search of food and water.  The ones the lions and crocodiles don't get do it again next year.

Giraffe - There are 3 types of Giraffe - Reticulated, Masai, and Rothschild.  We saw Reticulated Giraffe in Samburu and Sweetwaters, and Masai Giraffe everywhere else (except the Ngorongoro Crater, which has no giraffe - it's too steep for them to climb).

Impala - Impala travel in herds consisting of a male and his harem (as many as 30 or more females), and bachelor herds, made up of males without females.  Chevys are known to travel alone.

Other Animals

Topi -     Buffalo -     Snake -     Lizard -

Oryx -     Rhino -     Jackal -     Waterbuck -

Crocodiles

Hyenas