In one of Kenya’s vast but wonderful wilderness is the 165 square-kilometre long Samburu National Reserve sitting on the banks of Ewaso Ng’iro in Samburu County.
Samburu is 350km from Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The arid reserve is home to a relatively huge population of the Big Five. African elephants at Samburu National Reserve are so many that an Elephant Watch Camp stands in the park.
During the dry season between September and October, the vegetation thins out and this is the time the reserve’s colours itself with wildlife estimated to be over 900 at the watering points. Hippos, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, antelopes and giraffes are a common phenomenon here.
In its magical nature, Samburu National Reserve hosts few of Kenya’s mammals that adapt dry conditions otherwise known as the ‘Samburu Five’ among them reticulated giraffe – has a more striking pattern than the common Masai giraffe; Beisa Oryx, Generuk, Burchell’s Zebra and Grevy’s Zebra.
Oryx Beisa at the Samburu National Park. [Photo by Romina Faachi]
Grevy’s Zebra at the Samburu National Park. [Photo by Romina Faachi]
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