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NATURE WALK PICTURE LINK
Jeff and I took a two hour nature walk with a ranger and resident Masai naturalist. The walk was within
the fenced grounds of the Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp, and they are conducted daily at 10:00a.m. and 4:30p.m.
We took the earlier one after our Thursday morning game drive (#6). Tom and Carol happened to be with us!
Our guide was extremely informative and many of the things he taught us I've incorporated in the "Animal
Facts" section of this web site. One particular animal fact that sticks out in my mind is that they used
to have a baboon problem at the camp. The baboons would steal everything out the tents. So they
had to resort to whipping them so they would become afraid of humans, and they haven't had a problem since.
Our ranger taught us a lot about the ecosystem of the land. We studied trees, plants, and many insects.
He had quite an ear for bird calls, and could tell what it was within seconds. We watched many birds. The
vast of information he knew was amazing!
He also introduced us to an "African breath freshener." It was a
fruit that he picked from a tree that was the size of a walnut with a thick rubbery skin (thick as an orange).
He peeled the fruit, cut it into wedges, and gave us each a piece. Jeff took a bite and almost died as it
was as hot as horseradish! I took a bitsy bite and that was enough for me! Yeow!!
One other detail that sticks out in my mind is that on our walk, we caught a Kichwa Tembo employee fishing.
This is against the law and he was harshly scolded. The ranger told him to come see him in his office in
a few hours. It seems that Africans who are from the coastal region are used to having fish in their diet
daily, that's
why this employee was poaching.
Enjoy the few pictures of the hike via the link above. It contains the best picture I took of a monkey
("The Boss," he tried to pee on me!). You'll also be able to barely make out the tree hyrax who woke me
up many nights! There's also a couple of great pictures of baby warthogs. Cute!
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