Animals - Kenya
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Black and White Colobus monkey close-up, sitting in a tree Scientific name: colobus guerezaLocation: Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 11370 - Colobus Monkey AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_0375.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) Comments: This colobus is one of a small troupe living around the Trout Tree Restaurant, found north of Nairobi, in a a green spot by the Burguret River. The "restaurant" is open-air and cleverly built into an old fig tree. |
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Browse (Black) rhino close-up in Masai Mara, Kenya Scientific name: Diceros bicornisLocation: Masai Mara, Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 12100 - Rhino AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_0417.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) |
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Olive Baboon with open mouth, showing large teeth Scientific name: Papio anubisLocation: Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 11407 - Olive Baboon AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_0418.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) |
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Female Eland leaping over ditch in Masai Mara, Kenya Scientific name: Taurotragus oryxLocation: Masai Mara, Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 11714 - Eland leaping AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_0363.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) |
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Reticulated Giraffes necking behind bush, partially camouflaged, looking like a "Pushmepullyou" from Dr. Doolittle stories Scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis reticulataLocation: Samburu National Reserve, Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 11872 - Giraffes AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_0476.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) Comments: With the swinging of the head and hitting his opponent in a vulnerable place he can knock his opponent unconscious which is called necking. In some cases a giraffe can be killed. |
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Common Waterbuck male and female, nuzzling each other, in Samburu National Park, Kenya Scientific name: Kobus ellipsiprymnusLocation: Samburu National Park, Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 11556 - Waterbucks AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_0419.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) |
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African elephants dust bathing after crossing the river, including baby elephants rolling in the dirt Scientific name: Loxodonta africanaLocation: Masai Mara, Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 12039 - Elephant family AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_0428.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical) |
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"Princess" Cheetah jumping onto safari vehicle which she used as a lookout for prey. Scientific name: Acinonyx jubatusLocation: Upper Masai Mara in Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 12630 - Cheetah on vehicl AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_1241.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: She used the safari vehicle tops as the high vantage point on the Mara to be able to spot prey. She was taught this by her mother, Queenie, who had been fed by rangers out of Safari vehicles when Queenie's mother had died at an early age. |
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"Princess" Cheetah sitting on top of safari vehicle which she used as a lookout for prey, watching her cub walking away from the vehicle Scientific name: Acinonyx jubatusLocation: Upper Masai Mara in Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 12632 - Cheetah on vehicl AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_1242.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) |
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"Princess" Cheetah jumping down from top of safari vehicle which she used as a lookout for prey. Scientific name: Acinonyx jubatusLocation: Upper Masai Mara in Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 12633 - Cheetah on vehicl AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_1243.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: She used the safari vehicle tops as the high vantage point on the Mara to be able to spot prey. She was taught this by her mother, Queenie, who had been fed by rangers out of Safari vehicles when Queenie's mother had died at an early age. |
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"Princess" Cheetah resting on top of safari vehicle which she used as a lookout for prey, seeking the highest vantage point. Scientific name: Acinonyx jubatusLocation: Upper Masai Mara in Kenya Copyright: © Janet Horton Photographer Code: 12624 - Cheetah on vehicl AGPix ID: AGPix_jhorton_1244.jpg Photo Alignment: 35mm (horizontal) Comments: She learned this from her mother, Queenie, who became used to safari vehicles because she was fed by rangers in a safari vehicle when her mother died. |
