Samburu National Reserve The Special Five of the north

Samburu sits in Kenya’s arid Northern Frontier District, a landscape of ancient doum palm forests, red earth, and the Ewaso Nyiro River — a permanent water source that draws extraordinary wildlife concentrations. The park is famous for its five endemic species found nowhere else in southern Kenya: the Grevy’s zebra (the world’s most endangered zebra), reticulated giraffe (the largest and most strikingly patterned), gerenuk (the long-necked antelope that stands upright to browse), Beisa oryx, and Somali ostrich. Large lion prides are frequently sighted along the river. Leopard are common and often seen in daytime. The Samburu people and their warrior culture add a unique cultural dimension.

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