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My
house in Nakuru. When I
lived here from 1988 to 1993, it was over 40 years old.
Made of mud and wattle, two large
rondovals were connected in the middle with a hallway leading
to smaller rondovals in the rear for the bathroom and loo.
The whole was covered in thatch.
The kitchen was nothing more than an added square room with
only a sink. But I couldn’t complain--the sink had running water,
an unheard of luxury. That’s Rose, my little Bichon Frise,
in the doorway. She was an intrepid traveler.
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One
of the five most valued for trophy hunting, the waterbuffalo is a
ferocious beast. Traveling
in small groups which are made
up of females and juveniles, it is dominated by one large and
seasoned male. This picture was taken in the Lake Nakuru Wild
Life Refuge Park which surrounds Lake Nakuru. We used to go to
the Park like one would go to the zoo. The only difference was we didn’t get out of our cars for
environmental protection if not for our own safety. We could get out and stretch at the water falls which was a
favorite picnic ground.
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Here we are in the
Maasai Mara, the northernmost extension of the Serengeti. These
lions had just finished an entire wildebeast. The wildebeast
is an enormous animal and it no doubt took several of
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Just
above the heads of these gazelles, you might see the heads of the
resting lions. Satiated
with the wildebeast, the lions are not, for the moment, a threat to
the gazelles. These large packs of females are led by a single male
gazelle. A cluster of
males always stays nearby.
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This
lone tree, no doubt shredded of all its leaves by elephants, is a
perfect itching post for this giraffe. Although the giraffe is
visible now, you can be almost under their feet at times before you
see them--particularly if they are in a stand of trees.
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Clustered
under the only tree around like a group of pioneer wagons,
this small herd of elephants is dominated by a great aunt who
has detached herself from the shade and group to see what we were
all about.
Several females have also come forward in front. So we
will leave.
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Elephant
herds are led and protected by one large female.
However, they can all get in the act if aroused particularly
when protecting their babies. You can see the outlines of the baby
they are protecting lying peacefully on the ground, unaware of the
drama of the moment.
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Confident
on a full stomach, this lion lopes right towards us on his way to a
stand of bushes where he will be joined by several females in its
scant shade. Watching
them lying around and snoozing, it is difficult to think of the
drama that had just taken place in the very early hours of dawn.
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Spitty Kitty was born
in Kenya in 1990, found by Ann on the streets of Nakuru when only 5
weeks old in front of a butcher's shop, near death. Given not much
of a chance, she lived until the ripe old age of 16, lovingly cared
for by Ann and Spitty's adoptive mom and best friend (Ann's Bichon
Frise, Rose, who herself loved Kenya and traveled extensively with
Ann while on safari). Spitty died in February 2006, a seasoned
traveler in the tradition of all those who love adventure. |
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