http://kadambarid.in/enWed, 15 Jun 2022 07:59:28 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://kadambarid.in/wildlife/bcd.htmlKadambari Devarajan<section id="big-cat-diary"> <h2>Big Cat Diary</h2> <p><strong>The Spotted Sphinx</strong></p> <figure class="align-center"> <img alt="/photos/kenya/cheetahcubs_sc.JPG" src="http://kadambarid.in/photos/kenya/cheetahcubs_sc.JPG"> <figcaption> <p><em>A mother Cheetah with tiny and fluffy cubs ...</em></p> </figcaption> </figure> <p><a href="http://kadambarid.in/wildlife/bcd.html">Read more…</a> (22 min remaining to read)</p></section>africafelidkenyawildlifehttp://kadambarid.in/wildlife/bcd.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 18:08:45 GMThttp://kadambarid.in/posts/travel/masaimara.htmlKadambari Devarajan<div><p>The <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_Mara">Masai Mara</a> is synonymous with wildlife, safaris, and an event that has come to be called the <em>'great migration'</em>. Mention Africa, and a picture of game from here springs to mind right away: zebras and giraffes, wildebeest and hippopotami, lions and cheetahs, amidst the tall grasses of the savannahs and murky pools of the waterholes. The Masai Mara National Reserve is the best known of Kenya's parks and reserves, and along with the <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serengeti">Serengeti</a>, epitomizes Africa and the word <em>'safari'</em>.</p> <figure class="align-center"> <img alt="/photos/masai_mara_c/ele/mm3.JPG" src="http://kadambarid.in/photos/masai_mara_c/ele/mm3.JPG"> <figcaption> <p><em>The Masai Mara plains</em></p> </figcaption> </figure> <p>Contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, the Mara is a large game reserve in Narok County in south-western Kenya, just below the equator. It is named in honor of the ancestral inhabitants of the area, the <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_people">Masai people</a>, and their description of the landscape when seen from afar, <em>Mara</em>. In the Masai language, "<em>mara</em>" means "spotted"; the plains do indeed seem dotted with trees, shrubs, herds of animals, and shadows from the clouds, along the <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savanna">savanna</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://kadambarid.in/posts/travel/masaimara.html">Read more…</a> (63 min remaining to read)</p></div>africakenyatravelwildlifehttp://kadambarid.in/posts/travel/masaimara.htmlSat, 30 Jun 2012 18:08:45 GMT