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- aardvark
Animal commonly referred to as an "ant-eater."
- Amboselli National Park
About four hours drive from Nairobi, Amboseli was created as a wildlife sanctuary in the 1940's
and made a national park in the 1960's. The backdrop for the park is Mount Kilimanjaro across the border in
Tanzania. Mostly open country provides good protection for the herd animals and the swamps of Enkongo Narok
are replenished from underground water from the mountains even in the dry season
- apple
A popular fruit.
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- Kirinyaga
Because of the brightness of the snow on the
black rock to the ancient Kikuyu and Kamba tribe
members viewing Mount Kenya from a distance, the
rocks and glaciers that form the peaks, resembled
the black and white plumage of a male ostrich.The Kikuyu
named the mountain “Kirinyaga” that
means “the area of the ostrich.” The Kamba
people have a slightly different accent and
pronounce Kirinyaga as “Kiinyaa.” As
the Kambas were the first people the European
explorers encountered, their version became the
one used by and so became Mount Kenya. The
country was later named after the mountain.
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- Maasai Mara
The Maasai Mara Game Reserve was created in 1961 after white hunters had reduced the lion population to
nine. Today, the Mara has a concentration of animals close to the levels of the 19th century.
- Nakuru Lake
Lake Nakuru National Park, opened in 1968, is a small park and home to nearly two million lesser flamingoes who delight in the alkaline water
of the lake. Nakuru translates as Place of the Waterbuck or Little Soda Lake.
- Nine Daughters
of Mumbi
Gikuyu and Mumbi had ten daughters, but children are not
counted for it is thought bad luck to do so - the Akikuyu speak
of the nine clans rather than the ten clans.
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Revised: January 19, 1997.
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