Here are some videos of the Maasai people doing their thing.
First up, Maasai throat singing, while doing some suggestive hip-thrusting.
It’s actually quite intimidating when they are all coming at you at once!
The Maasai people are the tribe that live in the Mara area of Kenya, (and in some other areas as well) and are one of the most well-known tribes in Kenya. Originally from further north in the Samburu area, they travelling south several hundred years ago, and settled in the Mara region. They are notable warriors and hunters, and in the times before all of our modern technology, they were responsible for protecting the village and herds of cattle from the many predators that inhabit the Mara.
There are all sorts of fascinating facts to be found about the Maasai people (I highly recommend you take a look at Wikipedia for more info too). Here’s just a few of the fun facts I have so far discovered… Continue reading
In this video, you can see a large herd of zebra, (the collective noun for zebra is a “dazzle” FYI), panicking and running away from some lions in a stampede-type way.
The lions are trotting along unconcerned at a leisurely pace behind them, and as we watched we realised they weren’t especially bothered about catching the zebra – they were heading for something else. But it was quite a sight to see nonetheless.
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On my second day I joined a different group in a van for an early morning game drive, and a full day at the park. First, we drove past this sign in the village that made me laugh – who … Continue reading
Here is a video of Wildebeast moving on the plains.
It was an overcast and rainy afternoon, so the light is not great, but trust me, there were thousands of wildebeast here. This is also where we stopped to have a picnic lunch on the first day – right in the middle of the herd!
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Ok, as you’ll have noticed from my recent posts, I just spent an incredible 3-day weekend at the Maasai Mara. I saw so many incredible animals and gorgeous scenery, and as I have so many photos to share, I’ve decided … Continue reading
Yet more videos from my trip to the Mara. I don’t care if you all get bored of these posts, as it was incredible, and I could watch these over and over again!
First, a mama elephant and her baby (who is less than 1 year old, apparently you can tell they are less than 1 if they can still pass underneath the mother’s belly).
Then, a large family of giraffes – the most I’ve ever seen in one place, I think there were at least 16 of them here, all hanging out together. Gorgeous!
Here are some videos of lions shagging. Obvs.
I think it’s the same 2 lions, on different days. I’m told that when the mood takes him, the male lion will select his lioness of choice, and take her off somewhere into the bush. They will stay out there for about a week, basically just shagging like bunnies – doing nothing but resting and shagging for days. Our guide informed us they call it the “honeymoon period” and during that time they won’t even hunt or eat much – nothing but shagging and sleeping.
Ok, so I spent a 3-day weekend at the Maasai Mara recently, and it was unbelievable. Just amazing.
Safaris are not cheap on the whole, however since I’m already here it seemed like an awful waste not to go and see a bit more of incredible Kenya. However I managed to find a reasonably-priced budget deal, and it was so worth it! There will be many pictures and videos to follow, but first, a bit of background…
The Maasai Mara (also known as the Mara Triangle, or sometimes just “The Mara”) is a national park on the border of Tanzania, and has, at this time of year, one of the highest concentrations of wild animals in the world. As you can see from this map I have shamelessly stolen from google, the Mara is actually very small – the northern-most tip of the Serengeti plains – most of which is in Tanzania.
Here’s a video of an actual dung beetle doing his thing. I’ve only ever seen it on nature programmes before, so had always assumed that the dung was the size of a meatball – in fact this ball of dung was about the size of my fist!
Also, you can see the female is holding on and rolling around – the male pushes the dung, and the female gets a free ride by clinging to the ball of dung!
Pretty impressed with our guide being able to spot something this small and stopping the car so we could have a look.
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