KEN0141. common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); endangered; heaviest land mammal after elephant; feeds ashore at night; males violent fighters; endangered; Kenya
Plate 142
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KEN0142. bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei); closest living relative of elephant; feet possess hoof-like nails; Kenya
Plate 143
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KEN0143. bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei); feeding on thorny acacias; closest living relative of elephant; feet possess hoof-like nails; Kenya
Plate 144
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KEN0144. bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei); feeding on thorny acacias; closest living relative of elephant; feet possess hoof-like nails; Kenya
Plate 145
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KEN0145. vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops); commonest monkey of the savanna; dominant males exhibit colorful genitalia to subordinates; Kenya
Plate 146
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KEN0146. Plains Zebra (Equus burchelli); nomadic grazers; social units consist of stable harems or family herds shephered by a mature stallion; Kenya
Plate 147
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KEN0147. yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on common zebra (Equus burchelli); feeds on ticks and flies on bodies of large animals; beneficial to their hosts; Kenya
Plate 148
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KEN0148. GrevyÕs zebra mother and foal (Equus grevyi); the largest zebra; a striped ass; endangered; Kenya
Plate 149
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KEN0149. Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) along Mara river; often catch wildebeest; zebra as prey comes to river; to 1000 kg; Kenya
Plate 150
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KEN0150. morning fog and antelope along Lake Naivasha; Kenya
Plate 151
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KEN0151. morning fog and boater along Lake Naivasha; Kenya
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KEN0152. Masai; native tribe drink cows blood and milk for subsistence; men hold contests to jump the highest; Kenya