Tsavo National Park Elephants

The park was divided into two sections that is Tsavo East national park and Tsavo west national park. The two parks are only separated by the great highway that connects the coastal region with the central part of Kenya especially the capital Nairobi. The Nairobi-Mombasa highway alongside the railway line passing in the middle of the park. Tsavo is one of the popular national parks not only in Kenya but entire East Africa and entire world. The popularity of Tsavo national park is based on the tsavo national park elephants. The park hosts the rare red dusted Elephants which cannot be seen anywhere in the world but roam freely in large numbers in Tsavo national park. The word Elephant is one of the Greek origin word that is “Elephas” which means “Ivory”. The Elephants got this name from their large tusks that are composed of Ivory. Its basing on this background that Elephants are one of the most poached animals in the wilderness because of their ivory. The length of the ivory or tusks directly reflects the age of the Elephants. The longer the tusk the older the Elephant is.

Tsavo national park is one of the Kenya national parks that is found around the coastal region. Its just few kilometres away from the busy business town Mombasa. This has made it one of the tourism destinations that the beach liking travellers come and mix wild life with beach life. If any one is asked the true colour of an Elephant they can give different answers like grey but for the case of Tsavo national park Elephants the issue is completely different from that answer. You can even think your not seeing properly when in Tsavo due to unique different colour of Elephants at the park. The Elephants in this parkl are truly red in colour which is not the true colour of any normal Elephant in the world. Tsavo national park Elephants are the greatest attraction which are found in large numbers. The African Elephants is one of the members of the African big 5 with other animals in the big 5 include: The lions, Leopards, Buffaloes and Rhinos.

Tsavo national park is one of the few national parks in African that hosts all the members of African big 5. The Elephants are social animals that move in groups especially with the adult females with their young ones. You can be amazed to see over 100 Red dusty Elephants crossing the road during your safari at this park. Many travellers have written their testimonies on how they first felt after seeing the different unique red Elephants as they were used to the ordinary Elephants. They normally raise their eyebrows after seeing these animals moving gently on the open savannah grass.

Tsavo national park elephants changed their colour to red from the vibrant land scape which has the red soils which these animals go and play daily. The red molds which is laden with iron oxide has contributed to this color of the Elephants. The Elephants conduct their daily activities in this place hence making them turn to red. This uniqueness has given the travellers to enjoy unique wildlife experience during their game drives at Tsavo national park.

The Tsavo national park elephants are easily seen even at the comfort of your stay at the camp which is directly located opposite the water catchment areas. Many times the Elephants visit the camp sites in the evening during the sunset time. When the sun is setting the colour of the Elephants becomes shinier when the sun lands on their skin as the red dust reflects the sunlight.

On daily basis there are over 400 Red dusty Elephants that can be easily seen at Tsavo national park. You can easily follow their well-trodden trails that always radiate from the waterhole which is compared to the spokes of the wheel. The daily movement of the elephants in the same route has caused deep tails that can be easily tressed. You only need to select the best tour operators in Kenya with experienced driver guides so that your experienced must be action parked experience.

The Tsavo national park elephants is among the top sighted animals in the park. They are permanent residents hence making it possible to be seen any time of the year of your visit. The Elephants are gentle animals but very deadly when they charge hence warning guests always not to play with them. They are among the most thought animals by travellers when planning for their African wilderness safari. The large space at the park has given a green light for the breeding and expansion of the Elephants at the park. The other factor is the availability of enough ever green grass and leaves which the Elephants feeds on contribute to their large numbers. On records there are over 10,000 Elephants found in Tsavo national park.

However, Tsavo national park is not only reknown for the tsavo national park elephants. It also hosts a good number of Lions hence getting its nick name the “Man-Eating Lions”. This was named during the railway construction time when the lions attacked and killed the railway constructors in Tsavo national park. In 1898 over 135 railway workers were killed by these lions for the period of 9 months. Other animals that travellers can enjoy during their safari in Tsavo national park include: Leopards, Rhinos, Hyenas, Kobs, Gazelles, Giraffes, Zebras, Fox, Wildebeests, Cheetahs, Buffaloes, Baboons and many more.

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