'Revealing the unknown' in Enjoolata

A photo display at Enjoolata.

Did you also know that giraffe mothers often return to their place of birth to deliver their babies? That baby drops five feet to the ground but can be up and running within an hour to avoid predators.

While most of us know of the Big Five, few can tell about the Small Five whose physical characteristics mirror the big ones: the elephant shrew with a protruding snout similar to the elephant trunk; the ant lion whose long pincers are designed to catch prey; the leopard tortoise whose shells mimic the leopard's spots; the rhino beetle complete with 'horns'; and the noisy red-billed buffalo weaver.

"Such information attracts university students, especially those from Moi University, wildlife clubs, and students from the Naivasha-based wildlife training institute.

At the far end of the centre sits a group of women engaging in beadwork as a means of supplementing their families' income. Here, Branise Yiamoi leads the 198-strong team (though only about 40 are on-site at any given time) in the money-making venture that has seen the women educate their children, some to the university level.

"While beading earns the women some money, it is also a means of ensuring that this trade endures and is passed on to the next generation," says Yiamoi who hails from Talek."