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Caption: Close-up of hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) standing in shallow water, Kruger National Park,
South Africa. © Scotch Macaskill
Camera: Canon EOS 400D (Digital Rebel XTi); Lens: Canon EOS 300L F2.8 USM + 2x converter; Focal Length: 600mm.
Location: South Africa's Kruger National Park, covering nearly 2 million hectares, boasts the greatest
wildlife species diversity of any park in Africa. Its density of permanent game is unrivalled with hundreds of
different species, including 507 birds, 336 trees, 147 mammals, 114 reptiles, 49 fish and 34 amphibians.
In addition to the "Big Five" - elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino - there are also large numbers of giraffe,
zebra, wildebeest, hippo, antelope, and hyena. Less common but also seen by visitors on safari are cheetah and wild dog.
With greater ecological co-operation across African borders, several countries bordering South Africa have agreed
to take down some fences, and those between Kruger and Mozambique's Limpopo National Park and Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou,
have been demolished to create the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park. This unique political innovation is
creating a colossal wilderness area.
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