Wildlife Sightings – Safari Masai Mara (15.-17.10.)

Mammals Species List:

English Name	German Name	Swahili Name	Scientific Name	Where?
Olive Baboon	Anubispavian	Nyani	Papio (hamadryas) anubis	M
Savanna / Yellow Baboon	Steppenpavian	Nyani	Papio (hamadryas) cynocephalus	C
Angola Black and White Colobus	Angola-Stummelaffe	Mbega	Colobus angolensis	C
Sykes / Blue Monkey	Weisskehlmeerkatze	Nchima / Kima	Cercopithecus albogularis	C
Vervet Monkey	Grüne Meerkatze	Tumbili / Ngedere	Cercopithecus pygerythrus	C
Thick-tailed / Greater Galago (Bushbaby)	Riesengalago	Komba	Otolemur crassicaudatus	C
Masai Giraffe	Masai-Giraffe	Twiga	Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi	M
Rothschild Giraffe	Rothschild-Giraffe / Uganda-Giraffe	Twiga	Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi	M
Hook-lipped / Black Rhino	Spitzmaulnashorn	Faru / Kifaru	Diceros bicornis	M
Common Hippopotamus	Flusspferd	Kiboko	Hippopotamus amphibius	M
Savanna / African Elephant	Afrikanischer Elefant	Tembo / Ndovu	Loxodonta africana	M
Yellow-spotted rock hyrax	Buschschliefer	Pimbe	Heterohyrax brucei	M
Slender Mongoose	Schlankmanguste	Kicheche	Galerella sanguinea	M
Lion	Löwe	Simba	Panthera leo	M
Leopard	Leopard	Chui	Panthera pardus	M
Cheetah	Gepard	Duma	Acinonyx jubatus	N (i.c.)
Serval	Serval	Mondo / Kisango	Leptailurus serval	M
Spotted Hyaena	Tüpfelhyäne	Fisi / Nyangao	Crocuta crocuta	M
Black-backed jackal	Schabrackenschakal	Mbweha nyukundu / Mbweha shaba	Canis mesomelas	M
Side-striped jackal	Streifenschackal	Bweha	Canis adustus	M
Common Warthog	Warzenschwein	Ngiri / Mbango	Phacochoerus africanus	M
African Buffalo	Afrikanischer Büffel	Nyati / Mbogo	Syncerus caffer	M
Plains Zebra	Steppenzebra	Punda milia	Equus burchelli	M
Waterbuck	Wasserbock	Kuru	Kobus ellipsiprymnus	M
Common Eland	Elenantilope	Pofu / Mbunju	Tragelaphus oryx	M
Blue Wildebeest	Weissbartgnu / Streifengnu / Njassa-Gnu	Nyumbu ya montu	Connochaetus taurinus	M
Topi	Topi / Leierantilope	Nyamera	Damaliscus sp.	M
Impala	Impala	Swala pala	Aepyceros melampus	M
Grant’s Gazelle	Grant-Gazelle	Swala granti	Gazella granti	M
Thomson’s Gazelle	Thomson-Gazelle	Swala tomi / Lala	Gazella thomsoni	M
Bohor Reedbuck	Gemeiner Riedbock	Tohe / Forhi	Redunca redunca	M
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose-Dolpins	Indopazifischer Grosser Tümmler	Pomboo mdomo mfupi	Tursiops aduncus	C
Indian Humpback Dolphin	Buckeldelfin	Pomboo mweupe	Sousa plumbea	C
Rabbit sp.	Kaninchen	Sungura		M
Dik-dik sp.	Dikdik	Dikidiki		M

M = Masai Mara
C = Diani Coast
N = Nairobi
i.c. = in captivity / in Gefangenschaft