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...sewhere the swamp is covered in thick vegetation, mainly [[Cyperus papyrus|papyrus]]. Dark areas near the [[Kafue River]] are swamps with less vegetation. The ...sland.<ref name="ITM"/> In addition the swamp contains floating islands of papyrus which support temporary fishing camps. No seasonal roads or bridges reach i

...f thick papyrus swamp, home to the elusive [[sitatunga]]. The most notable papyrus swamps occur in the Fibwe and Kapabi areas.

As in the Bangweulu Swamps, floating beds of [[papyrus]] are a feature of the swamps, which often block channels and change the sh ...Campaign (World War I)|East African Campaign]]. Unfortunately the floating papyrus and other vegetation frequently choked the channels through the Bangweulu s

...ry. Blockage of the Mofwe and of the rivers draining into Mweru Wantipa by papyrus and the growth of rushes may be part of the answer. It may also be that the

...years to cut channels but they eventually become silted or overgrown with papyrus again. The main routes:

...e their course; there is no easy navigation between them. Floating beds of papyrus may close up the channels to a width allowing only dugout canoes to pass. M

...white spots and stripes, this is a seldom-seen medium to large antelope of papyrus swamps in which it can swim to escape predators; rare in Kafue, often seen

* Papyrus yellow warbler , ''Calamonastides gracilirostris''