About the guides

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 4
3. About this book 7
4. Geography of the Masai Mara 10
5. Map of the Masai Mara 12
6. Where to watch wildlife in the Masai Mara 14
7. The great migrations 18
8. About the guides 22
9. Mammals
10. Lion 26
11. Leopard 30
12. Cheetah 34
13. Serval 38
14. Caracal 39
15. Wildcat 40
16. African Chivet 41
17. Small- and large-spotted Genet 42
18. Spotted Hyena 44
19. Aardwolf 46
20. Striped Hyena 47
21. Dwarf Mongoose 48
22. Banded Mongoose 49
23. Slender Mongoose 50
24. Ichneumon Mongoose 51
25. Marsh Mongoose 52
26. White-tailed Mongoose 53
27. Zorilla 54
28. Honey Badger 55
29. Black-backed Jackal 56
30. Side-striped Jackal 57
31. Bat-eared Fox 58
32. Wild Dog 59
33. Pangolin 60
34. Aardvark 61
35. African Elephant 62
36. Black Rhinoceros 67
37. Hippopotamus 68
38. Warthog 70
39. Plains Zebra 72
40. Maasai Giraffe 76
41. Cape Buffalo 80
42. Eland 84
43. Greater Kudu 86
44. Bush Duiker 88
45. Oribi 89
46. Kirk’s Dik-dik 90
47. Klipspringer 91
48. Mountain Reedbuck 92
49. Bohor Reedbuck 93
50. Bushbuck 94
51. Defassa Waterbuck 95
52. Impala 96
53. Grant’s Gazelle 98
54. Thomson’s Gazelle 100
55. Coke’s Hartebeest 102
56. Topi 103
57. White-bearded Wildebeest 104
58. Cape Hare, Scrub Hare 108
59. Springhare 109
60. Unstriped- and Striped Ground Squirrel 110
61. Grass Rat 111
62. White-bellied Hedgehog 112
63. Crested Porcupine 113
64. Bush Hyrax 114
65. Greater Galago 116
66. Lesser Galago 117
67. Guereza Colobus 118
68. Red-tailed Monkey 120
69. Blue Monkey 122
70. Vervet Monkey 124
71. Olive Baboon 126
72. Reptiles
73. Nile Crocodile 130
74. Savanna Monitor, Nile Monitor 132
75. Leopard Tortoise 134
76. Helmeted Terrapin 135
77. Flap-necked Chameleon, Striped Skink 136
78. Tropical House Gecko 138
79. Cape Dwarf Gecko 139
80. Mwanza Flat-headed Agama 140
81. Blue-headed Tree Agama 141
82. Black-necked Spitting Cobra 142
83. Black Mamba 143
84. Spotted Bush Snake, Velvety-green Night Adder 144
85. Puff Adder 145
86. African Rock Python 146
87. References and useful resources 148
88. Acknowledgements 149
89. Index 150