Rift Valley Collection

A texture of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) in Lake Bogoria, Kenya

a pair of Lion (panthera leo) in the msai mara national reserve, kenya

African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Lake Nakuru National Park

Gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia

Portrait of Gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia

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A magnificent view from the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal. From 8, 000 feet the land tumbles away 3, 000 feet into rugged valleys and a broad plain

A Samburu warrior looks out across the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley at Poro, Northern Kenya where the land drop precipitously 3, 000 feet

Aerial view of lesser flamingos in Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Camels caravan carrying salt extracted from Dallol salt mines, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Salt blocks extracted from salt flats, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

A lioness with two cubs in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Cheetah (acinonyx jubatus) hunting an impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Msai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

the eye of the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Msai mara national reserve, kenya

Msaimara national reserve, Kenya

northern white rhinoceros or northern square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

Africa, Tanzania, Tarangire National Park. An elephant family browsing

Gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia

a pair of Gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia

Gian lobelia in Sanetti plateau, Bale mountains national park, Ethiopia

Gelada baboon silhouette in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia

Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is one of the most alkaline of the Rift system. As its waters evaporate in the intense heat, sodium sesquicarbonate, known as trona or natron

Lesser flamingos feed on Lake Natron
In the late afternoon, lesser flamingos feed on Lake Natron with Shompole volcano (situated on the border of Kenya and Tanzania) in the distance at the northern end of the lake

From the air, a pink band of Lesser flamingos hugs the barren shoreline of this intensely alkaline Rift Valley lake. The colour of the water is the result of green algae with high chlorophyll

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 fine Greater Kudu bull stands on a termite mound overlooked by an escarpment of the Gregory Rift (a spectacular section of the eastern rift of the Great Rift Valley)

A Blue monkey. This long-tailed, arboreal monkey is distributed widely in evergreen forested regions up to 10, 000 feet

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

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

Traditional Marakwet houses built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio Valley

A flotilla of Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on Lake Naivasha, one of two freshwater lakes of the central section of the Eastern Rift ( known as the Gregory Rift)

A young Turkana man with a braided hairstyle

The traditional weaponry of the Turkana warriors consisted of a long-shafted spear with a narrow blade, a small rectangular shield made of giraffe or buffalo hide

A Turkana man strides purposefully across the treeless Lotagipi Plains as an Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) watches him atop a termite mound

The Turkana spear-fish in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana. The wooden shaft has a detachable metal tip with a sharp barb, which is secured to the end of a long piece of rope

An aerial view of South Island, Lake Turkanas largest island. Situated in the southern sector of the lake where the water reaches a depth of 374 feet

An aerial view of the caldera Sisale Kma
An aerial view of the caldera Sisale K ma, which is 3, 937 feet in diameter and 300, 000 years old. It is situated at the inlet of Ghoubbet el Kharab (the Devils Throat)

An aerial view of the volcanic cones at the inlet of Ghoubbet el Khar‰ b (the Devils Throat), a region of high seismic activity where deep fractures in the lava continue to widen year by year

Lesser flamingos feeding in Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Lesser flamingos in Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Afar man looking at the smoke coming out from Erta Ale volcano caldera, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Two miners breaking up salt blocks in the salt flat, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Herder with camel caravan passing through salt mines, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Pools of volcanic acid sulphur, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Camels caravan carrying salt from the Dallol salt flats, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Salt rocks formations and pools of volcanic sulfuric acid, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Volcanic rocks, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Surreal colorful landscape of Dallol volcanic area, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

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