home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
/ Virtual World 1994 January / Virtual World 1994 January.iso / vworld / masai7.bmp (.png) < prev    next >
Bitmap Image  |  1994-01-19  |  276KB  |  610x450  |  8-bit (174 colors)
Labels: text | screenshot | tree | outdoor
OCR: TRAVEL tle they own. Their staple food is saroi, made of milk mixed with cattle blood. The Moran, Masai warriors, kill few animals, living alongside the ever- present wildlife in mutual tolerance. To visit a manyatta is to touch the forgotten past a mysterious world whose history is unknown and rooted in this endless sea of rolling hills and flow- ing grasses. The Mara's rich splendour is home to many more species. Tall giraffes with spindly legs, slop- ing bodies and serpentine necks pose by flat- topped acacia trees. Elephants, the world's largest living land mammals, emerge from bush to bathe in mudholes and rivers. and endangered. Bold vervet monkeys, accustom- The Mara River hosts hippos, the multi-ton wa- ed to humans, possess an inquisitive nature and ter-ballet river-horses. Spotted hyenas with pow- often visit the vans and lodges. erful jaws and a Witnessing the variety and splendour of safari curious gait sca- connects us with the fabric of savannah life, provid- venge the kills ing a certain unexpected pleasure. Few dramatics, of big cats. the ebb and flow of herds on the plains, and in- KENWOOD Rhinos move stinctive awareness define the days and nights. through the tall Harmony and equilibrium are reflected in the Ma- VISION OF SOUND grasslands like sai Mara's landscapes and unparallelled abun- squat grey bat- dance of wildlife. One cannot experience this land, tleships, ancient this way of being, and remain untouched.