Animal sightings in Nakaru National Park

Omondi had opted not to have a guide in the park and was using an app on his phone to find out where the animals were. He was also eating crisps as soon as we entered the park! He didn’t seem that keen to be there and had little knowledge about the wildlife. He soon realised that, after being to 23 other parks in southern Africa, we knew more than he did!

Having said all this, we did see animals. We saw:

• Warthogs
• Antelopes
• Waterbucks
• A herd of impala
• A white rhino mum and her two-year old baby who was suckling. There were oxpeckers on their backs.
• Zebras
• Black rhino – these were so far away that we had to take Omondi’s word that they were black rhino! Later, we stopped where several other vehicles were, and Omondi told us that lions had just killed a black rhino. Through the binoculars, we could see a carcass, but it looked more like a wildebeest than a black rhino. Also, it didn’t look like a recent kill!
• Buffalos
• A hyena pup sheltering from the sun under a tree
• Tree climbing lions – this was a new species for us. We didn’t get a great view as they were sleeping under a tree quite a distance from our vehicle. We could, however, make out the markings on their backs, which distinguish them from ground lions, and make them look more like leopards.
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