Animals of the Masai Mara (Wildlife Explorer Guides)

One of the greatest attractions of a trip to Kenya is the chance to see animals such as lions, cheetah, leopards, zebra, and giraffe up close and in their natural habitats. __Animals of the Masai Mara__ is a lavish photographic guide that explores the charismatic wildlife most likely to be encountered by a safari visitor to the Masai Mara National Reserve in southwest Kenya. More than 140 stunning photographs showcase 65 mammals and 17 reptile species, including 6 snakes. Designed to be informative and locally accurate, rather than purely identification-based, this easy-to-use book pays particular attention to wildlife behavior and is written from the firsthand experiences of the authors and the knowledge of local safari guides. Numerous "Top Tips" throughout show readers how and where to locate specific species. The only field guide to focus solely on the wildlife of the Masai Mara National Reserve, __Animals of the Masai Mara__ will be indispensable to visitors to this famous park and all nature enthusiasts with an interest in this area of the world. * The only photographic guide specific to the animals of the Masai Mara National Reserve * More than 140 remarkable photographs covering 65 mammals and 17 reptile species, including 6 snakes * Accessible text explores animal behavior and other interesting facts * A brief and informative introduction to the habitats of the Masai Mara One Of The Greatest Attractions Of A Trip To Kenya Is The Chance To See Animals Such As Lions, Cheetah, Leopards, Zebra, And Giraffe Up Close And In Their Natural Habitats. Contents Note Continued: Spotted Bush Snake Philothamnus Semivariegatus -- Velvety-green Night Adder Causus Resimus -- Puff Adder Bitis Arietans -- African Rock Python Python Natalensis. Contents Note Continued: White-bellied Hedgehog Atelerix Albiventris -- Crested Porcupine Hystrix Cristata -- Bush Hyrax Heterohyrax Brucei -- Greater Galago Otolemur Crassicaudatus -- Lesser Galago Galago Senegalensis -- Guereza Colobus Colobus Guereza -- Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus Ascanius -- Blue Monkey Cercopithecus Mitis -- Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus Pygerythrus -- Olive Baboon Papio Anubis -- Reptiles -- Nile Crocodile Crocodylus Niloticus -- Savanna Monitor Varanus Albigularis -- Nile Monitor Varanus Niloticus -- Leopard Tortoise Geochelone Pardalis -- Helmeted Terrapin Pelomedusa Subrufa -- Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo Dilepis -- Striped Skink Mabuya Striata -- Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus Mabouia -- Cape Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus Capensis -- Mwanza Flat-headed Agama Agama Mwanzae -- Blue-headed Tree Agama Acanthocercus Atricollis -- Black-necked Spitting Cobra Naja Nigricollis -- Black Mamba Dendroaspis Polylepis -- Contents Note Continued: Hippopotamus Hippopotamus Amphibius -- Warthog Phacochoerus Africanus -- Plains Zebra Equus Quagga -- Maasai Giraffe Giraffa Camelopardalis -- Cape Buffalo Syncerus Caffer -- Eland Tragelaphus Oryx -- Greater Kudu Tragelaphus Strepsiceros -- Bush Duiker Sylvicapra Grimmia -- Oribi Ourebia Ourebi -- Kirk's Dik-dik Madoqua Kirkii -- Klipspringer Oreotragus Oreotragus -- Mountain Reedbuck Redunca Fulvorufula -- Bohor Reedbuck Redunca Redunca -- Bushbuck Tragelaphus Scriptus -- Defassa Waterbuck Kobus Ellipsiprymnus -- Impala Aepyceros Melampus -- Grant's Gazelle Nanger Granti -- Thomson's Gazelle Eudorcas Thomsonii -- Coke's Hartebeest Alcelaphus Buselaphus -- Topi Damaliscus Lunatus -- White-bearded Wildebeest Connochaetes Taurinus -- Cape Hare Lepus Capensis -- Scrub Hare Lepus Saxatilis -- Springhare Pedetes Capensis -- Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus Rutilus -- Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus Erythropus -- Grass Rat Arvicanthis Niloticus -- Adam Scott Kennedy, Vicki Kennedy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 148) And Indexes. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. A guide that explores the wildlife most likely to be encountered by a safari visitor to the Masai Mara National Reserve in southwest Kenya. It covers 140 photographs that showcase 65 mammals and 17 reptile species, including 6 snakes. It also provides a brief and informative introduction to the habitats of the Masai Mara.