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Masai Giraffes, Masai Mara, Kenya

KQ100 from Nairobi

Femme de l'ethnie Turkana au village de Parkati, à proximité de Tuum, Kenya.


Peuple de langue nilotique, les Turkana habitent les territoires arides du nord du Kenya à proximité du lac Turkana et du Soudan du sud. Le village de Parkati est situé dans la partie sud de ce territoire, à proximité d'une zone habitée par les Samburu.
Protégés par la pauvreté de leur région d'habitat, ils sont longtemps restés hors de l’influence des principaux courants étrangers. Pasteurs nomades adaptés à une zone presque totalement désertique , ils peuvent pratiquer une pêche d'appoint dans le lac Turkana. Le bétail occupe une place centrale dans leur culture. . Les chèvres, les moutons, les dromadaires, les ânes mais surtout les bovins constituent leur cheptel. Dans cette société, le bétail fournit non seulement du lait et de la viande, mais sert également de valeur d'échange pour le paiement de la dot.
Les Turkana sont polygames. La cellule familiale est composée d’un homme, ses femmes et enfants, et souvent sa mère. La société Turkana est structurée en classes d'âge et chaque homme appartient à une classe d’âge spécifique. Les Turkana ont une connaissance intime des plantes et des produits qu’ils utilisent comme médicaments.


Turkana women in the village of Parkati, near Tuum, Kenya.


A Nilotic-speaking people, the Turkana inhabit the arid territories of northern Kenya near Lake Turkana and South Sudan. The village of Parkati is located in the southern part of this territory, near an area inhabited by the Samburu.
Protected by the poverty of their region of residence, they have long remained outside the influence of the main foreign trends. Nomadic pastoralists adapted to an almost completely desert area, they can practice additional fishing in Lake Turkana. Livestock plays a central role in their culture. . Goats, sheep, camels, donkeys but especially cattle make up their livestock. In this society, livestock not only provides milk and meat, but also serves as an exchange value for the payment of bride price.
The Turkana are polygamous. The family unit is made up of a man, his wives and children, and often his mother. Turkana society is structured into age groups and each man belongs to a specific age group. The Turkana have an intimate knowledge of the plants and products they use as medicines.

Obviously this is not the Easter bunny but a rather rare sighting too: A serval cat that, with its long ears and well hidden in the long grasses reminded me of the German tradition of an "Osternest".
Seen and photographed in the Maasai Mara, Kenya.

A “piebald peacock” refers to any peacock with a leucistic mutation that results in patches of white plumage. If the peacock has all-white plumage but still has color in its eyes and bare parts, it is fully leucistic; true albinos that lack melanin throughout their entire bodies are much rarer. While a relatively rare mutation in the wild, piebald patterns are commonly bred in domestic peafowl.

Whilst being watched by the Eagle Owl, we found a cooler spot below to picnic and rest (it was exceedingly hot that day, so respite in a bit of shady forest was bliss). As it was safe to be out of but close by the jeep, we had the chance to photograph a few of the many butterflies. No idea on ID but these were some of the commonest that we watched everywhere...

Whilst being watched by the Eagle Owl, we found a cooler spot below to picnic and rest (it was exceedingly hot that day, so respite in a bit of shady forest was bliss). As it was safe to be out of but close by the jeep, we had the chance to photograph a few of the many butterflies. No idea on ID but these were some of the commonest that we watched everywhere...