The Masai Mara

The Masai Mara

• This is a picture of the
Masai Mara.

• The Masai Mara is in

Kenya.

• It is a very large
Savannah.
Animals in the Masai Mara
Masai Animals
 The Masai Warriors
• The Masai
people live in the
Masai Mara.
• They own large
herds of cattle
such as cows,
goats and sheep.
 Cattle
• Cattle plays an important
part in the life of the
Masai Warriors.

• They drink the blood and

milk from the animals.

• They use the animals for

their meat.
Masai Warriors
• The Masai tribe live in
the African Savannah.

• The Masai tribe share

the same ideas and
way of life.

• They use the land as

their home.
Mud Huts
• The Masai women make
the mud huts.

• They are made from

mud, sticks, grass and
cow dung.

• They keep their small

animals in them too.
This protects them from
the wild animals.
 Mud Huts
• The Masai Warriors
build a huge fence
around their huts.

• This keeps the wild

animals away from
them and their cattle.
 Masai Men
• Masai men are in charge
of their tribe.

• Their favourite colour is

red. This is why they
wear red clothes.

• The men go out to kill

big animals so that their
families can eat them.
 Masai Women
• Masai women look
after the children.

• They wear lots of

beads.

• The more beads they

wear, the richer they
look.
Beads
• The beads have
special meanings.

• Red – warrior, blood

• White – peace
• Blue – water
• Green – grass / land.
 Jumping Dance
• The men like to do the
‘jumping dance’ when
they are showing off
to the girls.

• The Masai people

love to sing songs and
dance together. They
wear their best
clothes.