Masai Mara in Kenya


Masai Mara
Typewild
Owner
Founded1948
Address Ngiro-are Road
Place Narok
Region Rift Valley Province
Country Kenya
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Description

Masai Mara, located at Ngiro-are Road, in Narok, Kenya , was founded in 1948.

Living elephants

At the Masai Mara lives 6 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)
  1. ♂ David (wild)
  2. ♂ Fred (wild) born 1975?
  3. ♀ Harriet (wild)
  4. ♂ Lereyiet
  5. ♀ Norkinye
  6. ♂ Steven
and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database.

Taxidermy specimens

Masai Mara has in its collection 1 elephantine taxidermy specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)


    Hugo Accession nr: . Received: 2019-12-05 ♂ Hugo
    Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
    * Born at Masai Mara † Dead 2019-12-05 at Masai Mara
    Death: age Death reason: stated or assumed dead from old age

Comments / picturesThe Maasai Mara National Reserve (also spelled Masai Mara; known by the locals as The Mara) is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.


References for records about Masai Mara

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2021). Masai Mara, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2205. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:


Masai Mara on elephant-news.com

Masai Mara is mentioned on Elephant News:

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2020-09-12Young injured elephant in maasai mara treated by vet - Elephant News


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