Gerenuks do not need to drink, because they get enough water from the plants they eat. Because of this, they can survive in their dry habitat.

Gerenuks eat food from higher places than most other gazelles and antelopes. They do this by standing up on their hind legs, and stretching out their long necks to get food off of tall bushes or small trees. Most of their diet is made up of tender leaves and shoots of prickly bushes and trees, but also includes buds, flowers, fruit, and climbing plants.

According to our driver and excellent wildlife guide David, the Samburu Six consists of animal species only found together in the semi dessert of the Samburu district in Kenya.

- Gerenuk or Giraffe Gazelle (Litocranius walleri)

- Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)

- Somali Ostrich (Struthio camelus molybdophanes)

- Common Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa beisa)

- Grévy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)

- Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

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the Big Five or the Ugly Five or "Mother and Daughter Wildlife-series"

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Papa warthog covered in dust and baked on mud. He had a nice little family, they weren't too skittish and hung around for a few pictures.

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Amboseli National park, Kenya

Amboseli National park, Kenya

Amboseli National park, Kenya

Amboseli National Park, Kenya

To go out in the Kruger (or anywhere else I guess) to spot some wildlife, you are kicked out of your bed at 5 in the morning to be shiffering and yawning at 6 while setting off for the morning drive. Most animals are up and about at this time, but wharthogs are a happy exception. They like to sleep late (too). And apart from that they are a happy exception to being not as pretty as one might like.... For they are most likely the most ugly critters around, yet they walk with such elegance and pride that they easily turn themselves into the most gorgeous critters I've ever seen!