Discovering the Ultimate Kenyan Safari Highlight: Amboseli’s Wildlife Wonders

If you think there are only herds of elephants 🐘, then you are completely wrong!
Here, not only do you have majestic and magnificent mountains 🗻 as a backdrop, but also vast grasslands 🌿 and vibrant wetlands 💧.
The wetlands are home to flamingos 🦩, egrets, white storks, ibises, and white pelicans. They gracefully wander in the early morning sunlight, occasionally lowering their heads to forage, while flocks of Egyptian geese and black-bellied plovers often move around the edges of the wetlands.

You can see chestnut-bellied starlings jumping among the branches, and Kenyan green monkeys 🐒 playing and frolicking in the distance, while in the grass, African jacanas stroll leisurely, searching for small creatures in the water.
The grasslands here not only have herds of elephants 🐘, but are also hunting grounds for cheetahs 🆔 and lions 🦁.

Wildebeests, common zebras 🦓, and Thomson’s gazelles run across the endless plains, and sometimes you can see secretary birds perched on treetops, vigilantly searching for prey. Black-backed jackals 🐺 quietly lurk, waiting for the right moment to silently enter the hunting state.
[Right R] On the morning we were about to leave Amboseli, we unexpectedly witnessed a mother cheetah 🆔 hunting a Thomson’s gazelle 🐐 in full.

[Grass R] Please see picture 8, you’ll regret it if you don’t [Wow R]
Outside the 600mm telephoto lens, the wildebeest herd was restless, raising clouds of dust; within the lens, a thrilling hunt was unfolding. The mother cheetah launched a swift attack, perfectly executing the chase, pounce, and throat-lock, as if giving her cubs a vivid hunting demonstration.

After the hunt, she dragged her weary body, calling her cubs softly to come and eat. A few bouncy little cheetahs ran over, incredibly cute, instantly easing the tension of the hunting ground.
So if you have enough time, I really recommend giving Amboseli a chance to showcase itself, don’t miss this seriously underrated treasure park!

[Right R] Remember: If you want to see the true face of Kilimanjaro, please set aside at least 2 days and 2 nights, and get up early. Generally, the chances of seeing it are higher during sunrise and sunset. Another benefit of getting up early is that the chances of seeing a hunt are much greater in the early morning.

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