The eastern part of this area is composed of acacia parkland, while to the west Combretum-Dalbergia woodland predominates. The Sangaiwe Hills can be seen outside the Park to the west.

Buffaloes are often found on the east side of this area in mixed breeding herds or as male animals living alone or in bachelor herds. They weigh up to 775 kgs. , measure about one and a half meters at the shoulder and carry massive, heavily bossed horns. Buffaloes are exclusively grazers and spend more time feeding at night than during the day. This may be because they have a poor ability to regulate their body temperature and must therefore avoid too much activity during the heat of the day. As they need to drink regularly and are especially fond of wallowing, buffaloes tend to stay close to water.

You should be able to distinguish between the sexes and ages on the basis of horn shape and size and might see evidence of the dominance hierarchy found in males, by watching to see if certain animals have priority over others when feeding.

A buffalo herd is a cohesive unit with a well established social hierarchy, each animal knowing its status in relation to others. Females form the core of the herd and bulls leave and rejoin the herd at will. The bulls' movements seem to be linked to mating behavior. In the dry season when fewer females come on heat, older bulls leave and form bachelor herds.

A large, black turkey-like bird is the ground hornbill. Although these big birds spend much of their time on the ground, feeding on insects and reptiles, they will fly slowly and heavily to perch in a tree, at which time their white primary feathers are conspicuous. At a distance the call of the ground hornbill sounds much like human voices in conversation and a Maasai folk story translates the sound as a man speaking to a woman saying"I want more cows" to which she replies, "You'll die before you get them".

Here, as in many parts of the park, you will probably catch a glimpse of warthogs feeding on their knees or running away with tails in the air. Warthogs are strictly diurnal, spending the night in burrows which they take over from other animals. They often back into the hole, so as to be ready for any attack made on them by predators. They are usually seen in family groups with 2-4 young, but sometimes the previous year's young stay in the family. Old males, recognized by their impressively curved tusks, may become solitary.