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The Northern Species Guide

How to tell a Grevy’s zebra from a plains zebra at fifty metres, and what else lives up here that does not live in the south.

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What the species guide covers

How to tell a Grevy’s zebra from a plains zebra at fifty metres, and what else lives up here that does not live in the south.

  • Why northern Kenya holds different animals at all
  • The special five, and how to identify each one
  • Grevy’s zebra versus plains zebra — the three tells
  • Reticulated versus Masai giraffe
  • What else is up here: wild dog, leopard, elephant along the river
  • The three reserves, and which your camp can drive
  • When to go, and how hot it really gets
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