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Subject: [Leica] Gerenuk
From: richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:05:54 -0700
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It's amazing how they blend in with the sand!


On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Photographs of the gerenuk, the long necked antelope of Kenya's dry,
> bushy regions, and IMHO the most graceful antelope I have ever seen.
> The word gerenuk is Somali for "giraffe necked", and it is obvious why
> it is called that! These were shot at Samburu Nature Reserve (where
> Elsa the lioness was raised by the Adamsons):
>
> Male: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya/20090921_165720Samburu.jpg.html
>
> Female: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya/20090921_163841Samburu.jpg.html
>
> Couple 1: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya/20090922_175000Samburu.jpg.html
>
> Couple 2: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya/20090922_175003_01Samburu.jpg.html
>
> Long Eared Beauty:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya/20090922_163459Samburu.jpg.html
>
> Comments, criticism and especially suggestions for improvement welcome.
>
>
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