We started keeping track on about the third day of safari and it became a group project to make sure we were documenting all the wonderful mammals, birds and reptiles we were seeing. We probably missed a few, but here is the list.

1. Montane Nightjar
2. Spotted Eagle Owl
3. Vervet Monkey
4. Rothschild Giraffe
5. African Elephant
6. Lappet-faced Vulture
7. Marabou Stork
8. Hooded Vulture
9. Impala
10. Topi
11. Thompson’s Gazelle
12. Kudu
13. Lion
14. Tree Hyrax
15. Crocodile
16. Hippopotamus
17. Baboon
18. Wildebeest
19. Warthog
20. Spotted Hyena
21. Black-backed Jackal
22. Goshawk
23. Starling Superb
24. Bustard
25. Cheetah
26. Helmeted Guinea Fowl
27. Lilac Breasted Roller
28. Reedbuck
29. White-backed Vulture
30. Black Mambo Snake
31. White-browed Cuckoo
32. Southern Ground Hornbill
33. Eland
34. Black Rhinoceros
35. Tawny Eagle
36. Leopard
37. Cokes Hartebeest
38. Hoop
39. Egyptian Goose
40. Bushbuck Antelope (dead in tree)
41. Kori Bustard (largest flight bird in Africa)
42. Goats
43. Sheep
44. Maasai Cows
45. Buzzard
46. Guinea Fowl
47. Gray Crowned Crane
48. Grand Gazelle
49. Flamingo
50. Grey Headed Heron
51. White Rhinoceros
52. Sacred Ibis
53. Pelican
54. Black Lapwing
55. Old Coot or Eurasian Coot
56. Blue Monkey
57. Glossy Ibis
58. Goliath Heron
59. White-faced Whistling Ducks
60. Red-knobbed Coot

Big Five
✓ Elephant
✓ Wildebeest
✓ Lion
✓ African Buffalo
✓ Rhinoceros

Ugly Five
✓ Wildebeest
✓ Hyena
✓ Vultures
✓ Warthog
✓ Maribou Stork

American Five
✓ Elephant
✓ Giraffe
✓ Zebra
✓ Lion
✓ Hippo

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