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Aug 04
2012
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Migration arrives at Talek river..Posted by: ranger in MBT - Daily Game Reports on Aug 4, 2012 Tagged in: Bushtops Daily Game Reports
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Reporting Date: 4.8.2012
The great migration is moving on towards Talek river and big herds are spread throughout posee plains. Talek pride of lions is also enjoying the arrival and feasting heavily. The wildbeest are known not stay away from drinking water and keep within a radius of 5 kms so that they can drink at least once a day. The lions seems to be aware of this and hung around the river riperian waiting to ambush.
This herd was spotted by Daniel and his five guest on full day game drive quenching thirst at hammerkop dam next to the river. The herds this year are taking the route towards the main crossing at the heart of maasai mara with few at the new mara bridge crossing points.
| Animals sighted | Scouts | Charles | Japeth |
Daniel |
Peter |
Ferdinand |
Alex |
John |
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| Aardvark |
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| Aardwolf |
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| African Civet |
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| African Elephant | 100 |
40 |
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30 |
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| African Wild cat |
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| Banded mongoose | 28 | 30 |
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18 |
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| Bat-eared Fox | 4 |
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| Black Rhinoceros |
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| Blue Wilderbeest | 146 | 250,000 |
65 |
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18 |
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| Bohor Reedbuck |
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| Burchell’s Zebra | 128 | 50,000 |
70 |
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2 |
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| Bushbuck | 6 | 1 |
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| Cape Buffalo | 10 | 700 |
150 |
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2 |
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| Cape Clawless Otter |
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| Caracal |
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| Cheetah | 2 |
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1 |
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| Coke’s Hartebeest | 8 | 10 |
12 |
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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 | 28 |
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| Eland | 14 | 25 |
6 |
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10 |
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| Grant’s Gazelle | 6 | 12 |
18 |
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9 |
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| Hippopotamus | 60 |
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| Honey Bager/Ratel |
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| Impala | 750 | 210 |
550 |
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160 |
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| Kirk’s Dik Dik | 20 | 10 |
6 |
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4 |
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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 | 4 |
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1 |
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| Maasai Giraffe | 24 | 20 |
8 |
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10 |
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| Olive Baboon | 36 |
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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 |
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| Side-striped Jackal |
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| Silver-backed Jackal | 4 | 2 |
2 |
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6 |
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| Slender Mongoose |
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| Small-spotted Genet |
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| Spotted Hyena | 2 | 4 |
1 |
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4 |
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| Squirrel |
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| Steenbok |
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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 | 60 | 150 |
70 |
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40 |
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| Topi | 28 | 30 |
45 |
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50 |
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| Vervet Monkey |
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| Warthog | 12 | 10 |
8 |
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10 |
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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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