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2. Wildlife of Kenya - Wikipedia

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   A herd of African buffalo in Kenya. The wildlife of Kenya refers to its fauna. The diversity of Kenya's wildlife has garnered international fame, especially for its populations of large mammals. Mammal species include lion ( Panthera leo ), cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ), African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ...

3. Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition - Wikipedia

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   John Alden Loring. The Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition was an expedition to tropical Africa in 1909–1911 led by former US President Theodore Roosevelt. It was funded by Andrew Carnegie and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. [1] Its purpose was to collect specimens for the Smithsonian's new natural history museum, now known ...

4. Maasai Mara - Wikipedia

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   Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelled Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honour of the Maasai people, [2] the ancestral inhabitants of the area, who migrated to the area from the Nile Basin.

5. Kenya - Wikipedia

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   Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya ( Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya ), is a country in East Africa. With a population of more than 47.6 million in the 2019 census, [12] Kenya is the 28th-most-populous country in the world [7] and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while its oldest and second-largest city ...

6. Buffalo Springs National Reserve - Wikipedia

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   The Buffalo Springs National Reserve is located south of the Samburu National Reserve, which lies on the other side of the Ewaso Ngiro River. It is named after an oasis of clear water at its western end. The reserve has an area of 131 square kilometres (51 sq mi), and its altitude ranges between 850 metres (2,790 ft) and 1,230 metres (4,040 ft ...

7. Safari - Wikipedia

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   Safari. A safari ( / səˈfɑːri /; from Swahili safari 'journey' originally from Arabic Safar 'to journey') is an overland journey to observe wild animals, especially in Southeast Africa. [1] [2] [3] The so-called "Big Five" game animals of Africa – lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo – particularly form an important ...