African Buffalos at Sunset - Lake Nakuru (Kenya)

Sometimes it is just fun to add a beautiful picture. Not because it is best to identify all characteristics of an animal. No, just because the whole look and feel is lovely.



These photos were taken on Day 6 of my trip through East Africa, on 6 September 2009 at Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya. We had a long day with in the morning a walking excursion to Crescent Island (where the movie Out Of Afica was shot) in Lake Naivasha, in the afternoon driving around Lake Nakuru. These were the last shots made that day. One more time we drove by the shores with the flamingoes in the back. A great sight, before we headed off to our camping spot.



The pictures almost look like a HDR image, but it was just shot with low light in the sunset. Still love these shots.

Biological Classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
	Animals	Dierenrijk
Phylum:	Chordata
	Vertebrates	Gewervelden
Class:	Mammalia
	Mammals	Zoogdieren
Order:	Artiodactyla
	Even-toed Ungulates	Evenhoevigen
Suborder:	Cetruminantia
	Ruminants, Whales and Hippos	Herkauwers, Walvissen en Nijlpaarden
Infraorder:	Pecora
	Ruminants	Herkauwers
Family:	Bovidae
	Bovids: Antelopes, Gazelles, Buffalos, Sheep, Cattle	Holhoornigen: Antilopen, Gazelles, Buffels, Schapen, Runderen
Subfamily:	Bovinae
	Cattle, Buffalos, Spiral-horned Antelopes	Runderen
Genus:	Syncerus
	African Buffalos	Afrikaanse Buffels
Species:	Syncerus caffer
	African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo	Afrikaanse Buffel of Kafferbuffel