Patterson's Eland bull (Tragelaphus oryx pattersonianus), Masai Mara

Patterson's / East African Eland (Tragelaphus oryx pattersonianus). There are two species of Eland, the Giant Eland ond the Common Eland. The latter consists of three subspecies, the Patterson's Eland (T. o. pattersonianus) found in East Africa, the Livingstone Eland (T. o. livingstonii) found in Namibia, Northern Botswana, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mosambique, Malawi and south-easterm Congo, and Cape Eland (T. o. oryx) found in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and south-western parts of Zimbabwe

Olive Baboon (Papio anubis), Lake Nakuru NP. Two baboon species are found in East Africa. The larger and darker olive baboon is found in Uganda, west and central Kenya and northern Tanzania, while smaller, more slender and lighter in color, the Yellow Baboon (right) inhabits southern and coastal Kenya and Tanzania

Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus), Amboseli NP

Yellow Baboon, Amboseli NP

Swamp elephant, Amboseli NP

Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) with oxpeckers, Masai Mara. The Masai giraffe is the largest species of giraffe

Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) in Masai Mara

Grazing, female Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus ssp. defassa) in Masai Mara

Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus ssp. ellipsiprymnus) in Tsavo East NP. Can be identified from Defassa Waterbuck by the white ring encircling the dark rump, while the Defassa has wide white patches on either side of the rump

White Rhinoceros in Lake Nakuru National Park

The White Rhino subspecies found in Lake Nakuru National Park is the Southern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) which has been introduced to the park. The Southern White Rhino was historically distributed in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique. Populations have been introduced outside of the former range of the species to Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. The Northern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), formerly found in several countries in East and Central Africa south of the Sahara, is considered extinct in the wild

Lone lioness with a freshly killed gnu, Masai Mara

At the kill

Masai Mara Western White-Bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi)

Amboseli Eastern White-Bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus), followed by cattle egret. This subspecies can be distinguished from the Western White-Bearded Wildebeest by being more large-bodied, grey, and typically wide-horned. This subspecies is found east of the Rift Valley in Nairobi National, Amboseli, western tip of Tsavo West, Natron/Longido and Tarangire

Cheetah with two cubs, Tsavo East NP

Grant's Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi), Tsavo East NP

Southern Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri ssp. walleri) ram, Tsavo East NP

Southern Gerenuk ewe, Tsavo East NP

East African Impala (Aepyceros melampus ssp. rendilis)

Impala ram full of flies

Peter's Gazelle (Nanger granti ssp. petersi), Tsavo East NP. Currently five subspecies of Grant's Gazelle is recognised

Peter's Gazelle, Amboseli NP. This subspecies of Grant's Gazelle is found in the eastern parts of Kenya

Silver Black-backed Jackal, Tsavo East NP

Spotted Hyena, Amboseli NP

African Striped Skink (Trachylepis striata), Masai Mara

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) - male, Mombasa

Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi), Mombasa