Contents
Introductionxiii
Activities1
MaasaiPeople2
LandscapeandClimate4
OsoitOloololo (orSiria)Escarpment6
GrasslandSavannah8
WildPastures11
Red Oat Grass:Themedatriandra11
Antelopes oftheGrassland12
TommiesandGranties12
Thomson’s Gazelle:Gazellathomsonii12
Kiswahili:SwalaTomi
Impala:Aepycerusmelampus14
Kiswahili: SwalaPala
The GreatAnimalMigration17
White-BeardedWildebeest(BrindledGNU):Connochaetes
taurinusalbojubatus17
Kiswahili: Nyumbu,Gunuu
Plains Zebra: Equusburchellii(ssp.granti)19
Kiswahili: PundaMilia
Predators21
Lion:Pantheraleo21
Kiswahili:Simba
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Hyena:Crocutacrocuta22
Kiswahili:Fisi,Nyang’ao/Nyang’au
Leopard:Pantherapardus23
Kiswahili:Chui
Cheetah:Acinonyxjubatus25
Kiswahili:Duma
Black-Backed Jackal:Canismesomelas26
Kiswahili:Mbweha
SmallCats:Caracal(Simbamangu);KaffirCat(PakaMwitu);
Serval(Mondo,Kisongo)27
Kiswahili:Paka
Anteaters30
Kiswahili: Muhanga,Kukukifuku
PhotoGallery31
SmallFry34
Bat-Eared Fox:Otocyonmegalotis34
Kiswahili:MbwehaMasikio
Mongooses35
Kiswahili:Nguchiro
Genets36
Kiswahili:Kanu
Bovines37
Cape Buffalo:Synceruscaffer37
Kiswahili: Nyati,Mbogo
Eland:Taurotragusoryx39
Kiswahili: Pofu,Mbunju
TopiandHartebeest40
Topi: Damaliscuslunatusjimela40
Kiswahili:Nyamera
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Hartebeest: Alcelaphusbuselaphuscockii41
Kiswahili:Kongoni
Rodents43
AfricanCrestedPorcupine:Hystrixafricaeaustralis43
Kiswahili:Nungu-Nungu
Springhas(EastAfricanSpringHare):Pedetescapensissurdaster45
Kiswahili:Kamendegere
TheVultures46
Six SpeciesofVulture46
Kiswahili:Tai
WoodlandSavannah48
AcaciaTrees50
Pigs52
Kiswahili:Nguruwe
Warthog:Phacochoerusafricanus52
Kiswahili: Ngiri,Mbango
TheGardeners54
Giraffe: GiraffaCamelopardalistippelskirchii54
Kiswahili:Twiga
BushlandSavanna56
BushlandCommunity58
Kirk’s Dik-Dik:Madoquakirkii58
Kiswahili:Digidigi
Black Rhinoceros:Dicerosbicornis59
Kiswahili:Faru,Kifaru
MarshlandandSwamp60
DefassaWaterbuck:KobusDefassa62
Kiswahili: Kuru,Kuro
Bohor Reedbuck:Reduncaredunca63
Kiswahili: Tohe,Forhi
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ModifiersofHabitats64
African Elephant: Loxodontaafricanaafricana64
Kiswahili: Ndovu,Tembo
ElephantCommunication65
MaraRiver67
Shifty-EyedFriends69
Nile Crocodile:Crocodilusniloticus69
Kiswahili:Mamba
Hippopotamus:Hippopotamusamphibius70
Kiswahili:Kiboko
GalleryForests71
Bushbuck:Tragelaphusscriptus74
Kiswahili: Pongo,Mbawala
Hyrax75
Rock Hyrax: Heterohyraxbruceisyriacus75
Kiswahili:Pimbi(RockHyrax)
Tree Hyrax:Dendrohyraxarboreous75
Perere(TreeHyrax)
CommonTrees77
MedicinePepperBarkTree77
Kenya Greenheart:Warburgiaugandensis77
MaasaiSacredTrees78
StranglerFig:FicusthonningiiSycomoreFig:Ficussycomorous 78
Primates of theMasaiMara80
Blue Monkey: Cercopithecusmitisstuhlmanni80
Kiswahili: Kima,Nchima
Red-tailedMonkey:Cercopithecusascaniusschmidti80
Kiswahili:Nkunga
Olive Baboon: Papiocenocephalusanubis81
Kiswahili: Nyani,Nughu
WildlifeWithinTheMasaiMaraxi
VervetMonkey:Cercopithecusaethiops82
Kiswahili:Tumbili
Patas Monkey:Erythrocebuspatas83
Kiswahili:Ngedere
Bushbabies85
Greater Galago:Otolemurcrassicaudatus85
Kiswahili:Ndere
Lesser Galago:Galagosenegalensis85
Kiswahili:Komba
Klipspringer:Oreotragusoreotragus86
Kiswahili: MbuziMawe,Ngurunguru
Photography87
Preparingtotakepictures:(AttachingandRemovingLens)87
ToAttach87
To Remove87
Remember88
LoadingFilm88
TakingPictures89
Cameras withViewfinderDisplay89
Note89
SelectingAperture90
DigitalPhotograpy91
Activities93
Glossary95
Mammals95
Birds97
Botany97
MammalsandReptiles99
MammalsandReptilesoftheMasaiMara99
MAMMALS99
REPTILES100
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Pictures of Some TreesandShrubs102
TreesandShrubs125
EssentialReading128
Photographic &IllustrationCredits130