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Giraffes have been misunderstood and are just as socially complex as elephants

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Week 16: South Africa and Kruger National Park

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Just stepping away from the birds for a minute, because you can’t really do any kind of story about Kruger National Park, and not at least mention the animals. The best I could do to mix both the birds and the animals was in the picture at the top of this story.

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How to Bird Murchison Falls

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An expanse of habitat as vast as Murchison Falls NP in Uganda, as excessively generous in beauty and biodiversity, permits endless ways to experience both its birds and animals. Murchison Falls NP truly excels as a place to see the kind of wild mammals Africa is legendary for.

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Hide at Mankwe Dam

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Elephants were seen in the far distance, Warthogs mud-bathed where the water had receded, hippos hauled up in a big flatulent pile along the southern shore and a small herd of Wildebeeste filed down for a drink. Mammals seen; African Elephant, Brindled Wildebeeste, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Warthog, Impala, Springbok.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. Empathy Among Elephants. by Marc Bekoff.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

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Bigger than the African Buffalo or the American Bison, it is the largest land animal after the Elephant, Rhino, the Hippopotamus and the Giraffe. Among the bamboo, only a few metres away from us, is an imposing black shadow of the largest wild bovid alive today: Gaur!

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

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These vast and rugged lands of savanna, hills, gorges and rivers still protect some of Ethiopia’s largest extant herds of typical African savanna game, including African Elephant, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Lion, Leopard, African Wild Dog and numerous species of grazers. Yellow-billed Stork.

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