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Images Dated 6th February 2009 (page 5)

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Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Lake Baringo is one of two freshwater lakes of the

Lake Baringo is one of two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift Valley. Its waters are red with suspended solids due to bad soil erosion in its catchment area

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Fourteen Falls on the Athi River after heavy rain

Fourteen Falls on the Athi River after heavy rain

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Giant baobab trees silhouetted against a sunset

Giant baobab trees silhouetted against a sunset

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Junonia oenone (male)

Junonia oenone (male)

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Grey-headed kingfisher

Grey-headed kingfisher

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A male warthog in Lake Nakuru National Park

A male warthog in Lake Nakuru National Park

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: An oryx beisa in arid thorn scrub country

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

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A pride of lions rests near water in the Masai Mara Game Reserve

A pride of lions rests near water in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A Turkana woman sitting in the doorway of her hut

A Turkana woman sitting in the doorway of her hut. Her heavy mporro braided necklace identifies her as a married woman. Typical of her tribe

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: One of the thatched accommodation huts of Kalacha Lodge

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

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Kenya, Samburu, Shaba

Kenya, Samburu, Shaba. High craggy cliffs look down over Shaba National Reserve with its characteristic Doum palms and Acacia trees

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Kenya, Samburu, Buffalo Springs Reserve

Kenya, Samburu, Buffalo Springs Reserve. A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) drink from the Ewaso Nyiro River which separates the Samburu Reserve from the Buffalo Springs Reserve

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Kenya, Chalbi Desert, Kalacha

Kenya, Chalbi Desert, Kalacha. A Gabbra herdsman presents a lonely figure standing under a flat-topped acacia tree on the edge of the Chalbi Desert at sunset

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A Gabbra herdsman drives his camels across the Chalbi

A Gabbra herdsman drives his camels across the Chalbi Desert at sunset. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Gabbra tribesmen watch over their camels at a water

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

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Camels belonging to the Gabbra are loaded with water

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

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Gabbra tribesmen lead their camel train across the Chalbi Desert

Gabbra tribesmen lead their camel train across the Chalbi Desert. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A camel wearing a halter and wooden bell at a waterhole

A camel wearing a halter and wooden bell at a waterhole near Kalacha on the edge of the Chalbi Desert

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Evening light on the south shore of Lake Turkana with

Evening light on the south shore of Lake Turkana with the volcanic cone of Nabuyatom on the lake edge

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Local fishermen risk their lives when they go out on

Local fishermen risk their lives when they go out on Lake Turkana in frail wooden boats powered by sails made from flour sacks and simple wooden paddles

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Fishing guide

Fishing guide, Colin Burch, holds up a 30 lb Nile Perch caught on a lure. Nile perch are the largest freshwater fish accessible to anglers

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: The research centre of Koobi Fora looks out over Lake Turkana

The research centre of Koobi Fora looks out over Lake Turkana. Many important paleontological discoveries have been made in the area, including fossilised hominid remains of Homo erectus

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Flamingos fly over Lake Turkana at sunset

Flamingos fly over Lake Turkana at sunset

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: El Molo fishermen in their dugout canoe on the fringe

El Molo fishermen in their dugout canoe on the fringe of the Omo Delta. The El Molo are reputedly Kenyas smallest tribe, a group of nomadic fishermen who fish the Omo delta and Lake turkana

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Baby Rhino

Baby Rhino, hand reared, in Ian and Jane Craigs garden in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Its Keeper (one of several to prevent the Rhino getting too attached to one person)

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: An unstriped ground squirrel

An unstriped ground squirrel. Unlike other members of the squirrel family, ground squirrels rarely climb trees. They frequently stand upright to get a better view of their surroundings

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Two dwarf mongooses on top of a termite mound

Two dwarf mongooses on top of a termite mound, which serves as their den. Their colouring is very varied, ranging from tan to dark brown

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A vervet monkey stands on its hind legs among Heliotropium

A vervet monkey stands on its hind legs among Heliotropium flowers to get a better view of its surroundings. The vervet monkey is common and widespread in lightly wooded areas straddling the equator

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A Blue monkey

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

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A giant hog

A giant hog, or forest hog, in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park. Only discovered for science a hundred years ago, these heavily built

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Having killed a Thomsons gazelle

Having killed a Thomsons gazelle, a python drags it by the nose to a secure place where it will devour it out of sight from other predators and vultures

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A dikdik in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya

A dikdik in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya. Didiks are territorial and live in monogamous pairs. Only males have small horns

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Two dikdiks in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya

Two dikdiks in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya. They are territorial and live in monogamous pairs. Only males have small horns

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A male gerenuk

A male gerenuk (a name derived from the Somali language meaning giraffe necked ) feeding in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A group of gerenuk

A group of gerenuk (a name derived from the Somali language meaning giraffe necked ) feed in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A fine bull sable antelope with chesnut-brown females

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

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A Bongo bull in a forest clearing

A Bongo bull in a forest clearing. The range in Kenya of this thickset, reddish-brown antelope is restricted to high altitude forests; as such, they are rarely seen

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Two hippos fight in the Mara RiverThese vast animals

Two hippos fight in the Mara RiverThese vast animals have a very hierarchical society. When fighting, they engage one anothers teeth, after which the contest becomes a trial of weight and strength

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A cheetah surveys the grassy plains of Masai Mara from

A cheetah surveys the grassy plains of Masai Mara from a termite mound.; The cheetah is a fast, efficient and frequent killer of gazelles and impala

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A bat-eared fox at the entrance to its burrow

A bat-eared fox at the entrance to its burrow. These long-limbed, large eared foxes feed on termites, beetles and other invertebrates

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: Two black rhinos on the open plains at Amboseli

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

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A black rhino and calf in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park

A black rhino and calf in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park. Their skin colour is the result of the mud-wallows they frequent in the bright red soil of the area.& #x26; #x26; #x0B; Rhino

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A black rhino in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park

A black rhino in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park. Its skin colour is the result of the mud-wallows it frequents in the bright red soil of the area

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A young male lion looks intently at animals grazing

A young male lion looks intently at animals grazing on the plains from his commanding position in a tree

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A pride of lions moves to shelter from an approaching storm

A pride of lions moves to shelter from an approaching storm. The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A lioness drinking from a muddy pool

A lioness drinking from a muddy pool

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A lioness and her cubs

A lioness and her cubs. For the first six to eight weeks of their lives, cub will be concealed in a thicket or rocky outcrop when their mother goes hunting

Background imageImages Dated 6th February 2009: A Msai warrior speaks on his mobile phone from the

A Msai warrior speaks on his mobile phone from the saddle of his camel near Lake Magadi in Kenyas Rift Valley Province. Mobile phones are a popular method of communicating with family



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