Tsavo Nomad

01/06/2024

Happy Madaraka Day 🇰🇪

31/05/2024

NAKURU CITY!
Do you know Nakuru City is a Creative City under The United Nations Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network in the Craft and Folk Category.

Nakuru City is recognized by UNESCO for its commitment to place culture and creativity at the heart of its development and for sharing knowledge and good practice.

Nakuru City is the Only City in Kenya, East Africa Community and in Eastern Africa it's the 2nd City after Port Louis, Mauritius in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network....





📸 Courtesy Pic*

25/05/2024

Tsavo Nomad wishes you all Happy Africa Day 2024. The Theme for this year is- “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa”.

14/06/2022

It's an icon and a classic indeed.
It used to run on an engine and it was used to do patrols around the Ranch in LalaNasi Lodge back in the days.

📸Lalanasi Lodge ,Ndaragwa

11/04/2022

FIVE LION SPECIES.

1. MASAI LION OR EAST AFRICAN LION
They are found in the Eastern Africa region. They are known for their long legs and ability to adapt well to changes in the environment.
As the males age, their mane appear more dark and incredible.

2. WHITE LION
They are beautiful and majestic. They are now in protected areas but originally they called Timbavati and Kruger areas home. They are now in circuses and zoos worldwide held captive.

3. THE ABYSSINIAN
They are of the last lion sub species called the Abyssinian lion discovered in 2012 by scientists.
They have unique DNA of which scientists are still working hard to find answers. Their DNA doesn’t match with the other lion species. They have different behavior than other African lions and show no sign of in-breeding.
They have black manes that are longer continuing all the way to their belly and under the torso.
Their roots have been traced to southwestern Ethiopia. They are held in captivity in a small animal park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

4. BARBARY LION OR ATLAS LIONS
They are the biggest subspecies of the lion in existence in the world found in North Africa ( Egypt to Morocco).They lived in the mountains and deserts climates of the Barbary coast.
They are now totally extinct in these regions due to bounty shooting
However there is a small number of Barbary lions still in existence though In captivity.

5. CAPE LION
They originated from the Cape of Good Hope, hence the name cape lions. They lived in South Africa in the Cape Province and they were very ferocious lions hence feared.
They were known for their black mane, huge body size and having black edged ears
Unfortunately they were hunted to extinction in the 1800s but if there is any in existence then they are held in captivity

Courtesy Masai Lions Picture in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

11/10/2021

WHY THE CHEETAH IS NOT A BIG CAT.

The cat family members are of genus Panthera and they include Lion,Tiger,Jaguar and Leopard.

This means that most of them roar beacuse they have a hyoid bone and a special adapted larynx.

Cheetahs are the fastest animals on earth and they are of genus Acinonyx, of which they are the only members. They don’t roar as they have a more chirping sound, they purr and don’t have retractable claws.

They are adapted to hunting more during daytime and at a glance you’ll notice their black eye tear lines which help to protect their eyes against the sun’s glare.

13/06/2021

www.coastarianadventures.co.ke



📸Kithongoni,Tala 🇰🇪

24/04/2021

Don’t miss this

21/04/2021

THE AFRICAN BUFFALO
Scientific name: Syncerus caffer

In Kenya, we are privileged to have a massive population of buffaloes both in National parks and Game reserves. They are mainly herbivorous and ruminants with an average life span of 11-22 years in captivity. Here in Kenya they live in the wild and they are not domesticated unlike the water buffalo of Asia.

Buffaloes are often pictured covered in mud, I’d call it a mud-spa day for them since the mud helps them to get rid of ticks and parasites on their skin. Birds such us ox-peckers could be sighted enjoying an uber ride on the back of a buffalo and eat the parasites that stay on the skin.

Buffaloes live in herds of between 50-500. They like a habitat with dense grass cover but they can also stay on woodlands. They are heavy water drinkers hence they will stay near a place where they will quench their thirst quickly.

Buffaloes are a member of the big five grouping them in the same group as lions, rhinoceroses, elephants and leopards as the most dangerous and hard animals to hunt in Africa. However, buffaloes live in herds which plays a major role in helping them against predators like lions, hyenas and even humans who hunt them down for sport and bushmeat.

In matters horns, males have large horns that meet in the middle of their heads and are joined by a hard shield called a boss. The horns are used to determine dominance during mating season in males and also for fighting. Females have horns that are smaller and narrower. Young males keep their distance from the dominant bull with the largest and thickest horns.

Buffaloes mate during the rainy season and have a gestation period of 11-12 months. The calves when born are reddish-brown in color but as they grow they will be dark-grey or black when adult.

Thanks for reading.Kindly don’t forget to like,comment and share.

19/03/2021

25/02/2021

Live.....Travel.....Capture