Spotting Wildlife on a Porini Safari
What animals will you see on a Porini safari in Kenya?
Our guests often ask what animals they can expect to see when staying at Porini Safari Camps. This is a list of 71 species seen by our Founder, Jake Grieves-Cook, while on game drives from our camps: Nairobi Tented Camp (accessing Nairobi National Park), Porini Amboseli Camp (in Selenkay Conservancy, Amboseli), Porini Rhino Camp (in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia), Porini Mara Camp & Porini Cheetah Camp (Ol Kinyei & Naibosho Conservancies in the Mara), Porini Giraffe Camp (Mara Ripoi Conservancy in the Mara) and Porini Lion Camp (Olare Motorogi Conservancy in the Mara).
Kenya has an incredible diversity of wildlife species owing to its two rainy seasons a year and the different types of wildlife habitat in the various parks, reserves and conservancies.
As you can see, there is plenty to be found in addition to “The Big Five”…
GIRAFFIDAE
Maasai Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe
BOVIDAE
Bohor Reedbuck, Chandlers Mountain Reedbuck, Bushbuck, Cape Buffalo, Kirk’s Dik Dik, Common Duiker, Eland, Gerenuk, Grant’s Gazelle, Thomson’s Gazelle, Coke’s Hartebeest, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Impala, Lesser Kudu, Fringe-eared Oryx, Klipspringer, Oribi, Suni, Steenbok, Topi, Common Waterbuck, Defassa Waterbuck, White-bearded Wildebeest
SUIDAE
Warthog
HIPPOPOTAMIDAE
Hippopotamus
EQUIDAE
Burchell’s Zebra, Grevy’s Zebra
RHINOCEROTIDAE
Black Rhino, White Rhino
CANIDAE
Bat-eared Fox, Black-backed Jackal, African Golden Wolf, Side-Striped Jackal, African Wild Dog
MUSTELIDAE
Honey Badger, Zorilla
FELIDAE
Caracal, Cheetah, Genet Cat, Leopard, Lion, Serval Cat, African Wild Cat
HYAENIDAE
Aardwolf, Spotted Hyena, Striped Hyena
VIVERRIDAE
African Civet, Banded Mongoose, Dwarf Mongoose, Marsh Mongoose, Slender Mongoose, White-tailed Mongoose
HYRACOIDAE
Rock Hyrax, Tree Hyrax
LEPORIDAE
African Scub Hare
PRIMATES
Olive Baboon, Yellow Baboon, Greater Galago, Lesser Galago, Patas Monkey, Sykes Monkey, Vervet Monkey
ELEPHANTIDAE
Elephant
RODENTIA
Porcupine, Spring Hare
SCIURIDAE
Ochre Bush Squirrel, Ground Squirrel
TUBULIDENTATA
Aardvark
EULIPOTYPHLA
Four-toed African Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
See our MAMMALS GUIDE which gives more details of all the species listed above.
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