North Luangwa National Park
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North Luangwa National Park is a national park in Zambia, the northernmost of the three in the valley of the Luangwa River. Founded as a game reserve in 1938, it became a national park in 1972 and now covers 4,636 km². ()
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Wildlife
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Black rhinoceros
The black rhinoceros, also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros, is a critically endangered species native to eastern and southern Africa. These remarkable creatures can vary in color from brown to grey. Carl Linnaeus first named them *Rhinoceros bicornis* in 1758...
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Elephant
Elephants, the largest land mammals on Earth, belong to the Elephantidae family within the Proboscidea order. There are three primary species: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant.
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Blue Wildebeest, Brindled Gnu
The blue wildebeest, also known as the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest, or brindled gnu, is a large antelope belonging to the genus Connochaetes in the Bovidae family. These animals are notable for the pronounced size dimorphism between males and females...
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Crawshay's zebra
Crawshay's zebra is a distinct subspecies of the plains zebra that can be found in eastern Zambia, particularly east of the Luangwa River. This subspecies also inhabits regions in Malawi, southeastern Tanzania, and northern Mozambique, extending down to the Gorongosa...
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