Animals – Mammals – 1920×1200 (16:10 ratio) widescreen wallpapers – Mega Free Wallpapers – http://tinyurl.com/MegaFreeWalls or http://megafreewalls.blogspot.com/
Family of African elephants (Loxodonta africana), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa.
www.hdnicewallpapers.com
While coming down a steep section of single track at the Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa, Andrew was confronted by a herd of about 35 Elephants coming in the opposite direction. It was a mixed group of mainly females and young. At this point they had to move the vehicle carefully off to one side so that the herd could move past.
Andrew says, “I was amazed to see the agile nature of this small young elephant calf, how it sniffed and smelled with its trunk to figure out what the strange creature in front of him was. As he neared my position, he gently lifted his trunk only inches from me and carefully smelt and gave me a once over.” At that point Andrew lifted his camera slowly and composed this unique close up of the young elephant before it moved on.
Amazing Family Animal Cute Beauty Giraffe Hd Wallpapers For Android
Baby Elephant Windows Desktop Animals
Animal Beauty Anima Cute Cheetah Amazing Wild Life Animals Hd Wallpaper
Animals Sea Boba Turtle Hd Wallpapers
Mammals Animals Buffaloes Amazing Photo
Buffalo Animals Hd Wallpapers Download
Animals Cats Cheetahs Photo Desert
Cheetah Animals Nice Photos
Cheetah Animal Pictures In Hd
Close Animals Up Hd Wild Animal Images
Lion Beauty Baby Asiatic Cute Amazing Cub Animal Hd Wallpapers In Animals
The Maasai (Kenyan English: [maˈsaːɪ]) are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic warrior tribe inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.
The Maasai speak Maa (ɔl Maa), a member of the Nilo-Saharan language family that is related to Dinka and Nuer. They are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania, Swahili and English. The Maasai population has been reported as numbering 841,622 in Kenya in the 2009 census,[1] compared to 377,089 in the 1989 census.
Maasai society is strongly patriarchal in nature, with elder men, sometimes joined by retired elders, deciding most major matters for each Maasai group. A full body of oral law covers many aspects of behavior. Formal execution is unknown, and normally payment in cattle will settle matters. An out-of-court process is also practiced called ‘amitu’, ‘to make peace’, or ‘arop’, which involves a substantial apology.
The Maasai are monotheistic, worshipping a single deity called Enkai or Engai. Engai has a dual nature: Engai Narok (Black God) is benevolent, and Engai Nanyokie (Red God) is vengeful. The “Mountain of God”, Ol Doinyo Lengai, is located in northernmost Tanzania. The central human figure in the Maasai religious system is the laibon whose roles include shamanistic healing, divination and prophecy, and ensuring success in war or adequate rainfall. Whatever power an individual laibon had was a function of personality rather than position. Many Maasai have also adopted Christianity and Islam. The Maasai are known for their intricate jewelry.
A high infant mortality rate among the Maasai has led to babies not truly being recognized until they reach an age of 3 months ilapaitin. For Maasai living a traditional life, the end of life is virtually without ceremony, and the dead are left out for scavengers. A corpse rejected by
climb Kilimanjaro the Machame route
Wildlife / migration around Kusini Camp, Serengeti, Tanzania, March 2006.
Beach Water Coast Japan Beaches Okinawa Sand Sky Nature Sea Wallpaper Summer
Coastline Zanzibar Water Beautiful Tanzania Heaven Beaches Chair Blue Ocean Aquamarine Nature Sky Clear Beach Iphone Wallpaper
Sunset Zanzibar Dhow Sea Sailboat Africa Sky Water Beautiful Tanzania Tropical Island Palm Leaves Clouds HD Pictures
Safari i Tanzania
Tanzania has been identified as the leading exporter of illegal ivory in recent years. An estimated 10,000 elephants are being slaughtered in the country annually. Here, elephants walk in the Serengeti National Reserve in northern Tanzania in 2010.
