I didn’t want to tell you, at first, about the little bundle of bones the local senior game warden placed in our care about two weeks ago. He had received word from a (northern) Maasai that a zebra foal had followed his cows into his “manyatta” (a Maasai traditional homestead). The Maasai people are known [...]
These are some of the latest youngsters born to the resident herd of Bongo bred at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy. Only separated by a few months in age, these young animals have formed a friendship that will last for life. As seen here, only one “teenage” female is “in charge.” While the mothers browse [...]
I don’t know if this means anything, but for us, April has been the “month of the pig.” No sooner had young Chucky settled in, another came along. This one is a 3 months old bush pig. The medium size one amongst the three wild pigs found in Kenya. The largest, of course you knew, [...]
It could have been any other day or point in time and this little piggy would have gone unnoticed only a few days into his life, the shadow of death already upon him. Minute and vulnerable, he was forcefully separated from his mother and siblings. The pair of mighty martial eagles that have been spotted [...]