Serengeti,Masai Mara, Kruger, Chobe, Etosha, Amboseli,Ngorongoro,Kgalagadi(Kalahari)

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National parks list in the continent of Africa. 

 

 

 

 

1. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

2. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

3. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

4. Amboseli National Park, Kenya

5. Kruger National Park, South Africa

6. Chobe National Park, Botswana

7. Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

8. Etosha National Park, Namibia

9. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

10. Kgalagadi (Kalahari) Transfrontier Park, South Africa

11. Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya

12. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

13. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya

14. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

15. Namib-Nankluft Park, Namibia

16. Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. 

17. Okavango National Park. 

 

 

 

 

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Botswana. Okavango National Park. 

 

The Okavango Delta (or Okavango Grassland) (formerly spelled "Okovango" or "Okovanggo") in Botswana is a swampy inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough at an altitude of 930–1,000 m in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari.

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one of the world's largest inland deltas. While most river deltas usually lead to an ocean, the Okavango River empties onto open land, flooding the savanna and creating a unique and ever-changing inland delta. ... The delta swells almost three times in size between March and August.

You can expect to see lechwe, sitatunga, reedbuck, bushbuck, hippo, crocodile, elephant, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, impala and tsessebe. Predators – including lion, hyena, wild dog, leopard and cheetah – have also adapted to life in the delta, as have many smaller creatures.

Hippos can be found throughout many reserves within southern Africa, but the Okavango Delta has high concentrations of hippo pods. You'll see them while in the open waters on the Delta or during the evening time when they come out to forage for food. Simply put, the Okavango Delta is paradise for hippo lovers.

In the middle of the dry Kalahari desert, the Okavango Delta provides a welcome oasis for all wildlife. ... Even though it is commonly believed to be the largest inland delta in the world, it is not – there are two larger ones in Africa, the Sudd Swamp in South Sudan, and the Inner Niger Delta in Mali.

The Okavango Delta would not exist as we know it without the help of a number of keystone species which help to shape the environment and habitats in and around the Delta. These eco-system engineers include the elephant, hippo and termites.

The entire south western part of the Okavango Delta is as dry as a bone. The annual flood from the Okavango's catchment was at its lowest levels this year. The low water found empty rivers and it is unlikely that the trickle will reach Maun this year. ... The Thaoge River flow into Lake Ngami died in the mid-1900s.

The floods normally peak in the Delta during July and August and start to recede again in September. Just to confuse a little, the time of year when the flood waters should be at their highest in the Delta, is actually known as the “dry season” because there is no rain at this time.

Lions are not usually associated with water but in the Okavango Delta they have had to adapt, to pursue prey through water and have become accomplished swimmers. The lions of Botswana have the broadest range of prey in the African continent, known to hunt buffalo, hippo and even elephant.

Lions get their water like most other savanna mammals, relying on watering holes and temporary pools to hydrate. Prey species are attracted to water, and lions exploit this nonrandom. 

 

 

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Useful links 

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@Marcel hun thank you so much. I love you. Yes we need to go there some day. I would love to. Kisses. ❤️

 

 

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Fascinating wildlife of the Okavango Delta. 

Wildlife of the Okavango Delta includes a myriad of species including African Bush Elephant, African Buffalo, Hippopotamus, Lechwe, Topi, Blue Wildebeest, Giraffe, Nile crocodile, Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Brown Hyena, Spotted Hyena, Greater Kudu, Sable Antelope, Black Rhinoceros, White Rhinoceros, Plains Zebra, Warthog .

 

Greater Kudu 

 

Lechwe 

 

 

The topi, sassaby, tiang or tsessebe is a large African antelope of the genus Damaliscus and subfamily Alcelaphinae in the family Bovidae, with a number of recognised geographic subspecies.

 

 

Sable Antelope

 

 

The common warthog is a wild member of the pig family found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P. aethiopicus, but today that scientific name is restricted to the desert warthog of northern Kenya, Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia. 

 

 

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I'm so excited about these animals. 

 

 

 

 

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