Those Big Beautiful Round Eyes - Are An Attraction For Flies

Flies always seem to hang around an animals eyes

It seems that the pesky Common Housefly isn't quite house bound as the name falsely suggests. If you have come into close contact with wildlife on safari or perhaps photographed them closely, the one thing you will notice most wild animals have in common is the number of flies that seem to inhibit their faces. From Buffalo's and Lions to Giraffe and Elephants, these relentless little insects are not fussy when it comes to installing themselves on the mightiest of hosts.

So the question is, why are flies attracted to an animals eyes? and the bigger the eyes the more the flies!

Watching the behaviour of the flies closely, you will notice they seem to stay for prolonged periods towards the edges and top of the eye where the Lachrymal Glands are located, and as some of you may have already guessed, this glad is responsible for the secretion of tears.

Tears are extremely important for the comfort and good health of the eyes. They provide an animals eyes with lubrication, the discharge washes out irritants acquired from the dusty savannah environment and tears also provide valuable salts and sugars that are essential to the eyes healthy functioning. So one thing we can know for sure is, that the eyes of wild animals are almost always moist with tears.

So in a competitive and hostile savannah environment, where nutritional resources are really quite scarce to come by, the flies have literally found an oasis with water, salts and sugars all readily available for them in one place - in an animals eyes.

A fly nourishes itself along the Grants Gazelle Lachrymal Duct

Lions Mating Up Close In Kenya

This lion and lioness are mating really close to the road.

Wild Animals Pooping

When nature calls how do different animals handle their business, every animal poops differently. A couple of videos of some wildlife going to the bathroom when nature calls. Every species had different shapes and sizes of stools which can also be used to identify them like you do with tracks in the sand. #wildlife #animals #wildkenyasafaris Watch Wildlife Videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shazaadkasmani I Edit Wildlife Photos On Luminar: https://macphun.evyy.net/KWVna Buy Wildlife Photography Gear: https://www.amazon.com/shop/shazaadkasmani Get your Wildlife Photography Shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/shazaadkasmani Signup for Photography Tips: https://www.patreon.com/shazaadkasmani Book a Wildlife Safari: https://www.wildkenyasafaris.com

Wild Kenya Safaris And TV Documentaries

Lion resting in Masai Mara Game Reserve As the old saying goes... still waters run deep. The month has been particularly busy for us with our valued repeat guests enjoying their safaris. Hence, there has been a few gaps of silence on our timeline in regards to updating the Wild Kenya Safaris blog. With a parallel project running, our safari team has nevertheless been out in the game parks doing what we love best. All our safaris from January to date have been simply spectacular! This year has also been particularly exciting as the Wild Kenya Safaris team has been working closely with wildlife filmmakers to bring you some of the latest nature documentaries to hit your TV screens. Its been great fun sharing our experiences and expertise with them as we are out in the field in search of some very special wildlife moments with the crews. We are proud to be part of the process that will soon be bringing you, some of those awe inspiring nature films we all love to watch so

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