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Jul 07
2012
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Hippos enjoying the cool weather...Posted by: ranger in MBT - Daily Game Reports on Jul 7, 2012 Tagged in: Bushtops Daily Game Reports
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Reporting Date: 06.07.2012
The rainy season is over and now we are getting into the cold season. Most of the animals are very active for the better part of the morning during this season.
Charles and his two guests set out towards Mara river and were hoping to find some hippos. On arrival they saw alot of plains game relaxing by the river side. While driving along the river they saw lots of hippos and crocs. They found most of the hippos relaxing on small islands in the middle of the river.
Generally hippos are found in water during the day so as to avoid the scorching sun but on a cool day they can be seen relaxing on the river banks.
| Animals sighted | Scouts | Charles | Japeth |
Daniel |
Peter |
Ferdinand |
Alex |
Martin |
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| Aardwolf |
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| African Civet |
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| African Elephant | 2 | 35 |
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| African Wild cat |
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| Banded mongoose | 22 |
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| Bat-eared Fox | 4 |
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| Black Rhinoceros |
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| Blue Wilderbeest | 120 | 25 |
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| Bohor Reedbuck |
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| Burchell’s Zebra | 60 | 25 |
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| Bushbuck | 5 |
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| Cape Buffalo | 14 | 250 |
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| Cape Clawless Otter |
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| Caracal |
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| Cheetah | 1 |
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| Coke’s Hartebeest | 8 | 15 |
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| Common Genet |
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| Common/Golden Jackal |
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| Defassa Waterbuck |
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| Dwarf Mongoose | 12 |
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| Eland | 13 | 8 |
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| Grant’s Gazelle | 9 | 25 |
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| Hippopotamus | 60 |
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| Honey Bager/Ratel |
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| Impala | 650 | 120 |
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| Kirk’s Dik Dik | 8 | 2 |
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| Klipspringer |
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| Large-spotted Genet |
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| Leopard |
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| Lesser Bushbaby |
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| Lesser Kudu |
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| Lion | 2 |
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| Maasai Giraffe | 12 | 22 |
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| Olive Baboon | 45 |
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| Oribi |
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| Pangolin |
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| Patas Monkey |
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| Porcupine |
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| Rock Hyrax/Dassie |
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| Serval | 1 |
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| Side-striped Jackal |
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| Silver-backed Jackal | 2 | 4 |
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| Slender Mongoose |
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| Small-spotted Genet |
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| Spotted Hyena | 2 | 4 |
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| Squirrel |
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| Steenbok | 2 |
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| Striped Hyena |
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| Striped Pole Cat/Zorilla |
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| Thick-tailed Bushbaby |
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| Thompson’s Gazelle | 35 | 85 |
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| Topi | 20 | 60 |
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| Vervet Monkey |
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| Warthog | 12 | 19 |
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| Water Mongoose |
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| White-tailed Mongoose |
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| Wild Dog |
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NB: * = Same animals seen by different rangers
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