Plant And Animal in Kenya

Rahim Tabet | Februari 22, 2016 | Kenya

The vegetation exists along the coast and around the estuaries of coconut palms, mangroves and tropical forests. It is a fertile region where mangoes, lemons, oranges and grow many tropical flowers. Coastline behind the green turns into a savannah landscape with thorn bushes, screen acacias and baobabs or baobab trees. This vegetation occurs in the eastern and northern part of Kenya.

Baboa Tree

On the plateau one finds highland forests which, depending on altitude and climate, ranging from the very heavy wood of wild olive to very light wood Gyrocarpus jacquinii; many mountain forests also have a bamboo belt. Beautiful forests can be found on the volcano slopes (up to 3300 m); to grow its base much screen acacias.

Animals
Giraffes are on the savannas and open woodlands with acacias. The great Maasai giraffe is the most common; the smaller reticulated giraffe lives in the northHyenas come across the country. Striped and spotted hyenas eat mostly carrion, but also small mammals.
Giraffe live in thickets and is the smallest antelope species, up to 40 cm.
Baboons are found in rivers and lava fields and live in large families together.
Impala antelopes are listed in the savannas.
Wildebeests live in herds on the savannah.
Eland antelope with large spiral horns also live on the savannas.
Warthogs live near water in small families.
Zebras live in steppes and grasslands in Kenya are ordinary zebra and Grevy's zebra for.
Rhinos are highly endangered animals. In Kenya, the black or white and black rhino and the white rhinoceros for.
Buffalo are herd animals and are found in forests and savannahs.
Hippos are found in all the rivers and lakes
Crocodiles are found in almost all the rivers of Kenya.
Lions live on the savannahs and open forests. It is the only feline that lives in groups.
Leopards are nocturnal and occur mainly in forests, bushes and caves.

Kenya Lions

Elephants are herd animals, especially in the forests and savannahs life. They are the largest land mammals.
Oryx oryx or live in dry areas with bushes.
In Kenya come franjeoor and Beisa for.
Ostriches are ratites appearing on the savannahs and grasslands.
Waterbucks live near water in open forest and rocky hills.
Kudu antelope are to be divided into small and large kudu. They live in thickets and dense forests.
Cheetahs or cheetahs live on the open savannahs and steppes. It is the fastest mammal in the world and can reach 80 kilometers per hour.
Gerenoeks giraffegazellen or live in dry areas with bushes.

There is a rich bird life with over a thousand species of birds of prey, among others, weaver birds and sunbirds. Flamingos live in large groups in the lakes of the Rift Valley. Since July 1999 there have died in Bogoria Lake tens of thousands of flamingos. There various heavy metals were found in the body of the birds. Furthermore, storks, vultures, pelicans, herons, ibises, hornbills and cormorants.
Poisonous snakes like the cobra, the mamba and puff adder live in grasslands and along rivers. The python, a snake, lives there. Furthermore, giant snails very striking.
Already in the colonial era has begun with the nature and result of tourism that continued after independence. Kenya has many, often world-renowned national parks and nature reserves that arose since the forties of the 20th century. By poaching and deforestation of forests, some species are nonetheless very serious threat: the elephant, black rhino and to a lesser extent, the Grevy's zebra, the Hunter's hartebeest and the cheetah.

Green turtle in Watumu Marine Reserve, Kenya

To protect the beautiful underwater world of Kenya were established several marine reserves. These reserves are protected naturally by a large reef that runs along the coast of Kenya. Some of these reserves are the Malindi-Watamu Marine Reserve and the Kiunga Marine National Reserve. In this last reserve are mainly protected turtles and some very rare species of coral.

Fish species that are very rewarding: angelfish, butterfly fish, parrot fish and venomous scorpionfish and stonefish. Sea fishing one for bonito, black and blue marlin, sailfish, tiger sharks, hammerhead sharks, yellowfin tuna and fish range. In the interior you can fish for trout, trout bass, tilapia, Nile perch and tiger fish.
Other creatures are on the crown, a kind of starfish, hermit crab and a number of sea turtles.

Kenya Februari 22, 2016