Lake Nakuru wildlife

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Here are some of the animals found in Lake Nakuru National Park
African buffalo

African buffalo

The African, also known as cape buffalo or congo buffalo, is a large, robust animal that is [...]
Baboon

Baboon

Baboons are extremely adaptable and can be found in a wide variety of terrains.  In [...]
Bushbaby

Bushbaby

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Cheetah

Cheetah

Reaching speeds of 115 kp/h (70 mph), the cheetah is the fastest land animal. It can go from 0 [...]
Dik-dik

Dik-dik

The dik-dik is a tiny antelope that dwells within the bushlands of eastern and southern [...]
Giraffe

Giraffe

The giraffe is the largest ruminant animal and the tallest land mammal, with an adult giraffe [...]
Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus, or hippo, derives its name from ancient Greek for “river horse”. [...]
Hyena

Hyena

Hyenas are carnivores that are known for their scavenger tendencies. They are clever animals [...]
Leopard

Leopard

The leopard is related to the jaguar, lion and tiger, and is the smallest feline of the four. [...]
Lion

Lion

The lion is related to the jaguar, leopard and panther. After the tiger, it is the largest big [...]
Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros

Both black and white rhinoceroses are actually gray. What distinguishes one from the other is [...]
Serval

Serval

The serval cat is known in Afrikaans as Tierboskat, “tiger-backwoods feline”. [...]
Warthog

Warthog

The Warthog is found along the eastern part of Africa and can be found in arid or in humid [...]
Waterbuck

Waterbuck

The waterbuck is a large antelope that resides primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Waterbucks [...]
Zebra

Zebra

Zebra belong to the same scientific family as horses. Zebra coats are covered in [...]