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An old Kikuyu lady picks coffee Taken in the 1960 s, this photograph depicts a traditional form of dress and ear ornaments among Kikuyu women, which has completely disappeared
An all-black melanistic serval cat at 10, 000 feet on the moorlands of the Aberdare Mountains. This long-legged cat with big ears is normally tawny to russet with black
Two cheetahs sprint after their quarry
Vultures roost in an acacia tree shortly before dusk
Greater flamingos in flight over Lake Turkana. This Rift Valley lake is a favourite haunt of both greater and lesser flamingos because the blue-green algae upon which they feed grows in the lakes
The alkaline waters of Lake Bogoria are a favourite haunt of lesser flamingos. The barren shoreline is dotted with steam jets and geysers reflecting its volcanic origins
A magnificent Sable antelope bull with females and young in the Shimba Hills National Park. Sable are arguably the most handsome of all Africas antelopes
A bull elephant in Amboseli National Park. Elephants consume the equivalent of about 5% of their body weight (i.e. up to 300kg) in twenty-four hours
A proud Samburu mother of two recently circumcised boys wears briefly their bird skin headdresses round her neck after they discard them during the lmuget loolbaa ceremony (the ceremony of the arrows)
A young Samburu boy sucks marrow straight from the leg bone of a cow. Marrow is a much sought-after delicacy. During every Samburu ceremony
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic
Kenya, South Horr, Kurungu. A Samburu youth after his circumcision. The day after he has been circumcised, the initiate must hang in his pierced earlobes copper ear ornaments that are normally worn
Dressed in his black goatskin cloak, a Samburu boy puts his bundle of sticks, staves and gum on the roof of his mothers house
In the weeks leading up to their circumcision, Samburu boys gather frequently to sing the lebarta, a circumcision song with a slow, haunting melody whose words are ad-libbed to suit the occasion
Up to a year before his circumcision, a Samburu boy will style his hair in a distinctive pudding bowl shape and often rub charcoal and fat into it
Traditional African houses surrounded by good pasture on the top of the Cherangani Hills. The raised platform is used by the farmer as a sheep pen at night
Mount Lololokwi, or Ol doinyo Sabachi, is a prominent flat-topped mountain situated near the Samburu National Reserve in Northern Kenya
Giant baobab trees silhouetted against a sunset
Junonia oenone (male)
An oryx beisa in arid thorn scrub country, which is typical of northern Kenya. The distinctive markings and long straight horns of these fine antelopes set them apart from other animals of
Ethiopian style religious painting in the small Catholic church at Kalacha on the edge of the Chalbi Desert
One of the thatched accommodation huts of Kalacha Lodge, a self-catering tourist lodge operated by the local Gabbra community at Kalacha on the edge of the Chalbi Desert
Gabbra tribesmen watch over their camels at a water hole on the edge of the Chalbi Desert. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels
Camels belonging to the Gabbra are loaded with water carriers and attached together in a camel train approach at a water hole on the edge of the Chalbi Desert
A Blue monkey. This long-tailed, arboreal monkey is distributed widely in evergreen forested regions up to 10, 000 feet
A group of gerenuk (a name derived from the Somali language meaning giraffe necked ) feed in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya
A fine bull sable antelope with chesnut-brown females and calves behind him. This large, handsome antelope with backward-curving horns is only found in Kenya in the Shimba Hills of Kenyas Coast
Two Rothschild giraffes neck in Lake Nakuru National Park. Necking is a contest of strength and dominance undertaken by adult males or young giraffes
A bat-eared fox at the entrance to its burrow. These long-limbed, large eared foxes feed on termites, beetles and other invertebrates
Two black rhinos on the open plains at Amboseli. Poaching of this severely endangered species led to its extermination in this region in the late 1980 s
A young male lion looks intently at animals grazing on the plains from his commanding position in a tree
A pride of lions moves to shelter from an approaching storm. The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females
A lioness drinking from a muddy pool
Fishermen return to Dunga Beach soon after sunrise having fished all night in the shallow waters of Lake Victorias Kavirondo Gulf near Kisumu
The Uaso Nyiru River ( a name adapted from the Msai name for it, Ewaso ng iro, meaning the red water river) flows through a spectacular gorge in Shaba National Reserve of Northern Kenya
Laikipiak Msai
A wooden sailing boat off Lamu Island. The islands inhabitants are fine sailors
Mount Longonot, 9, 110 feet high, lies on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, thirty-five miles northwest of Nairobi. It is called after the apt Msai name for it: Ol doinyo Loonongot
Rothschilds Giraffes necking, a behaviour which tests their strength and place in the male dominance hierarchy. Brought to Nakuru in the 1970 s
Women of the nomadic Gabbra tribe prepare to move their familys possessions by camel. The long sticks are the structures for their dome-shaped houses
A herd of elephants drinks from the Uaso Nyiru River, a lifeline for wild animals and livestock in the low-lying, semi-arid regions of Maralal and Isiolo districts
A leopard rests on the branch of a dead tree at sunset
A rare sight of three klipspringers (Oreotragus oreotragus), a small antelope that lives in rocky terrain. It stands on tips of truncated hooves
Two Pokot girls carry water in wooden containers on their heads. Pokot girls and women traditionally wore leather skirts and capes made from home-tanned goatskins
Lake Baringo, one of only two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift, lies in a shallow basin surrounded by hills where poor agricultural practices have led to bad soil erosion
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions do the birds breed on this warm, alkaline lake
Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria, feeding on blue-green algae (Spirulina platensis) that grows profusely in its warm alkaline waters
Traditional Marakwet houses built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio Valley
