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| name = Kafue National Park | | name = Kafue National Park | ||
| iucn_category = II | | iucn_category = II | ||
| photo = | | photo = [[File:Wildlife-pics.jpg|thumb]] | ||
| photo_caption = | | photo_caption = Wildlife in the Kafue national park | ||
| location = [[Zambia]] | | location = [[Zambia]] | ||
| nearest_city = [[Kafue]] | | nearest_city = [[Kafue]] | ||
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==Fauna== | ==Fauna== | ||
Kafue has a superb range of [[antelope]]s as well as large herds of red lechwe and puku, with smaller groups of [[zebra]]s and [[blue wildebeest]] in the Busanga Plains around June, when it starts to dry out. Across the northern half of the park, there's a good range of mixed bush environments. [[Kudu]]s, [[bushbuck]]s, [[common eland|eland]]s, [[reedbuck]]s, [[common duiker|duiker]]s, [[grysbok]]s and [[defassa waterbuck]]s are all frequently seen in Kafue. [[Lion]]s are relatively widespread all over the park, but the larger males are increasingly uncommon, with inevitable consequences for numbers as a whole. Prides stalk through nervous herds of [[puku]]s and [[lechwe]]s nightly, using the natural drainage ditches for cover with deadly efficiency on the Busanga Plains. The Kafue River and its tributaries themselves are a hive of activity and home to pods of [[hippopotamus|hippopotami]] and a few of the largest [[Nile crocodile|crocodile]]s in southern Africa. [[African bush elephant|Elephant]]s are commonly seen particularly along the Kafue River and around Lake Itezhi-tezhi. [[African leopard|Leopard]]s remain very common throughout the main forested areas of this park, though they are seldom seen on the open plains. [[Spotted hyena]]s are seen regularly, though not often, throughout the park. [[Cheetah]]s are not common anywhere, but they are most frequently seen in the north of this park, where they seem to be thriving. Occasional sightings of [[Cape wild dog]]s occur all over the park which is one of Zambia's best strongholds for them. | Kafue has a superb range of [[antelope]]s as well as large herds of red lechwe and puku, with smaller groups of [[zebra]]s and [[blue wildebeest]] in the Busanga Plains around June, when it starts to dry out. Across the northern half of the park, there's a good range of mixed bush environments. [[Kudu]]s, [[bushbuck]]s, [[common eland|eland]]s, [[reedbuck]]s, [[common duiker|duiker]]s, [[grysbok]]s and [[defassa waterbuck]]s are all frequently seen in Kafue. [[Lion]]s are relatively widespread all over the park, but the larger males are increasingly uncommon, with inevitable consequences for numbers as a whole. Prides stalk through nervous herds of [[puku]]s and [[lechwe]]s nightly, using the natural drainage ditches for cover with deadly efficiency on the Busanga Plains. The Kafue River and its tributaries themselves are a hive of activity and home to pods of [[hippopotamus|hippopotami]] and a few of the largest [[Nile crocodile|crocodile]]s in southern Africa. [[African bush elephant|Elephant]]s are commonly seen particularly along the Kafue River and around Lake Itezhi-tezhi. [[African leopard|Leopard]]s remain very common throughout the main forested areas of this park, though they are seldom seen on the open plains. [[Spotted hyena]]s are seen regularly, though not often, throughout the park. [[Cheetah]]s are not common anywhere, but they are most frequently seen in the north of this park, where they seem to be thriving. Occasional sightings of [[Cape wild dog]]s occur all over the park which is one of Zambia's best strongholds for them. | ||
