Lake Nakuru Mammals

 As well as all the amazing birds, during our time at Lake Nakuru, we continued to enjoy the mammals Kenya has to offer.

Some of the mammals seen had already been record in the Maasai Mara e.g. Cape Buffalo, Plains Zebra, Impala and Vervet Monkey, but we also saw 3 new ones.

Impala

Thompson's Gazelle

The first new species was White Rhinoceros. We saw these on the both drives at Lake Nakuru, and were very lucky indeed to see 6, made up of 5 adults and young one!

White Rhinoceros

Adult and youngster (calf)

The second new species was the Black Rhinoceros. This species is much rarer, and we only had one, quite distant, sighting of an adult. It is told apart from the White Rhino, by  a much more deeply arched back and a more delicate mouth, used for eating leaves.

Black Rhinoceros

The final mammal of note was Rothchild's Giraffe. Although not a species of its own (apparently its a ecotype of the Nubian Giraffe), it was great to see. They are rarer than the Maasai Giraffe we saw in Maasai Mara, with an estimated 1,300 adults in the wild, and can be told apart by much paler legs and coat colour.

Rothchild's Giraffe