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Ecology and Conservation Observations in Laikipia, Kenya

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Elephants Talk with Toes

Category: Mammals | Date: Jun 30 2007 | By: tumaren

A fascinating article on Elephant communication:

http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2007/06/28/elephants_toes_get_the_message_study_finds

Cheers, James

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Lions Eat Our Camel

Category: Mammals | Date: Jun 25 2007 | By: tumaren

The elephants are back in large numbers and a week ago a group of them charged through our camel herd dispersing the camels in every direction. Then the rain came and our rangers couldn’t track them. They recovered half the herd but the other half ended up spending the night out. The next day all were recovered except one, a lttle brown one. Unfortunately, little brown has gone to heaven and the local lion pride is feeling very satisfied with themselves.

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Red-Billed Oxpeckers Nesting in Fence Post

Category: Birds | Date: Jun 21 2007 | By: tumaren

I found Oxpeckers nesting in one of our Fence Posts the other day. Oxpeckers are not as common here as they are in other parts of Kenya. People speculate that their scarcity is due to Dip Medicine and the control of ticks.

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