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Samburu's Wildlife - Lion and Leopard

Samburu Game Reserve is home to 40 -50 lions, the highest number over a decade according to a recent research conducted by Ewaso Lions Organization. Individual Lions (males) can hold huge territories ranging from 30 to 400 square kilometers. The lionesses (females) take the lead when it comes to hunting down the prey. From time to time the Males will assist with a hunt. The prides here have a very loose structure and often break up in to smaller groups of a few females and their cubs.

Leopard

Samburu Game Reserve is famous for the leopards residing in it; it's ranked as the place with the highest chance of spotting them in Kenya. These elusive animals are nonetheless listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because leopard populations are threatened by human encroachment and habitat loss. Leopards almost always hunt on their own and are by nature 'shy', preferring to hunt at night.

Samburu's Wildlife - Elephant and Buffalo

Elephant

It is estimated that there are close to over 900 Elephants in Samburu National Reserve and the sorrounding conservancies that borders the reserve. The African Elephant is an intelligent, sociable and familial animal, and despite the threat it attracts due to its Ivory, the great news is that numbers are up in Samburu over the last couple of years. African Elephants are the world's largest land animals, weighing up to (6.6 tons).

Buffalo

African Bufallo is regarded as one of the more dangerous animals in East Africa not least due to their volatile and unpredictable nature, which is one of the reasons the African Buffalo has never been domesticated as is the case in Asia. Females protecting their young calves, and solitary rogue bulls, are the most aggressive, and having 800kg of angry animal is no joke. Both sexes have the distinctive curving horns which broaden and almost meet over the forehead, although those in females are fairly smaller. Buffalo are often found in herds of 100 or more and never stray too far from water, especially in dry season. These animals appears in great numbers in all major parks, with the exception of Nairobi National Park. They can also be found in large numbers in Samburu National Game Reserve.

Samburu's Wildlife - Cheetah and 

Cheetah

Cheetahs are universally known for their speed, being the fastest land animals, touching upto 110 km per hour on short bursts during hunts. They are also known for hunting in the open and in groups of upto four or five. Similar in appearance to the leopards, the Cheetah is longer and lighter in the body. It has a slightly bowed back and a much smaller and rounder face. It stands around 80cm at the shoulder, measures around 210cm in length (including the tail) and weighs anything from 40 to 60kg. It's found in small numbers in all of Kenya's major game reserves.

Grevy's Zebra

Grevy's Zebra is easily distinguished by its unique stripes, which are as distinctive as human fingerprints. Foals are brown with reddish-brown stripes, and gradually their coats darken to black. The grevy’s Zebra are taller, have larger ears, and have narrower stripes than plains zebras. Grevy's Zebras live in arid and semi-arid lands and in Kenya they can only be seen in game reserves in Northern Kenya. They are found in large numbers in Samburu Game Reserve.

Samburu's Wildlife - Reticulated and Maasai Giraffe

Reticulated

Also known as Somali Giraffe are comonly found in Northern Kenya. Shorter than the more common Masai giraffe, the reticulated giraffe’s spots are easily identifiable. They are shaped like polygons with straight, smooth sides, and are lighter brown in color. It is estimated that only about 8,500 reticulated giraffes are left in the world.

Maasai

Giraffe ( Giraffa) are the tallest living terrestrial animals and actually quite a sight, extremely picturesque and known for their graceful movements even when running at their fastest speed of 50 to 60 km per hour. There are two main sub species of Giraffe found in Kenya, the Reticulated or Somali Giraffe in Northern Kenya, and the Maasai Giraffe in southern Kenya including Masai Mara. It is estimated that close to 33,000 Maasai giraffe are alive in the wild in Kenya.

Samburu's Bird List

Samburu National Reserve is one of the most impressive site to go birding in Kenya. The reserve offers a sublime birding experience with over 450 species recorded, including coveted endemic and arid specialists such as the Somali ostrich,,vulturine guineafowl, Hunter’s sunbird and William’s lark.