...Our driver David was available for the whole day so offered to give us a tour around some points of interest...
..first stop - the Giraffe Sanctuary...
...established in 1979 in an attempt to increase the population of the endangered Rothchild Giraffe, then only 135 left in the wild. Today thanks to the foundation there are over 500...they also now provide elcology tours and programs for underpriveledged children...
...this is Alice who recently gave birth...a very hungry Momma...
...with a 20" very wet tongue...
...the guide told us that the best way to tell females from males is their horns - females have furry horns and because of a male dominance practice called 'necking' where two males will entwine their necks in a sort of wrestling match thus rubbing off most of their horn fur...
...we were told they eat approximately 40 to 60 kg of food per day... and sleep only 20 to 30 minutes in a 24 hour period...
...three little warthogs...
...and the tortoise who blended in so well with his environment I almost missed him...
...the nearby Giraffe Manor.. all profits of which support the
African Fund for Endangered Wildlife of Kenya (AFEW K)...
...now on to our next stop...
