Meet the animals that roam Mpala in Kenya's Laikipia area. Peek inside their private worlds—night or day—to watch and listen.
Listen as field biologists share the research underway at Mpala Research Centre.
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Curious about Mpala's animals? Use our Field Guide to meet them, hear their calls, and identify their tracks and scat.
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Downloadable lesson plans and activities for teachers to connect students with classrooms near Mpala and around the world.
COMING SOON →Curriculum-aligned lessons rooted in real Mpala field science. Designed for educators in Kenya and the United States, free to use across primary and middle grades.
Five units rooted in the Kenyan landscape: The Living World Around Us, How Animals Work, How Plants Work, How the World Works, and How Grasslands Work. Lessons connect students to the wildlife and ecosystems on their doorstep.
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Five units aligned with U.S. classroom standards: The Living World Around Us, How Animals Work, How Plants Work, How the World Works, and How Ecosystems Work. Place-based science paired with NGSS-anchored learning goals.
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Where animals live, how they move through habitat, and how to start noticing the ones nearest to home.
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What lives where, and why. Students map a habitat near their school and compare it to the savanna at Mpala.
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An introduction to local animal life and how observation builds the foundation of biology.
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Drought, fire, and animal pressure reshape the savanna over time. Students model the changes through a year.
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