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Mikumi National Park

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The Mikumi National Park near Morogoro, Tanzania, was established in 1964. [1]

23 relations: Acacia, Adansonia, Adansonia digitata, African buffalo, African bush elephant, Arecaceae, Blue wildebeest, Dar es Salaam, East African lion, Masai giraffe, Mikumi, Morogoro, Plains zebra, Reticulated giraffe, Ruaha National Park, Savanna, Selous Game Reserve, Serengeti, Tamarind, Tanzania, Tanzania National Parks Authority, Udzungwa Mountains, Uluguru Mountains.

Acacia

Acacia, commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae.

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Adansonia

Adansonia is a genus of deciduous trees known as baobabs.

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Adansonia digitata

Adansonia digitata, the baobab, is the most widespread of the Adansonia species, and is native to the African continent.

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African buffalo

The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovine.

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African bush elephant

The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is the larger of the two species of African elephants, and the largest living terrestrial animal.

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Arecaceae

The Arecaceae are a botanical family of perennial trees, climbers, shrubs, and acaules commonly known as palm trees (owing to historical usage, the family is alternatively called Palmae).

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Blue wildebeest

The blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest.

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Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam (Dar) (from دار السلام, "the house of peace"; formerly Mzizima) is the former capital as well as the most populous city in Tanzania and a regionally important economic centre.

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East African lion

The East African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) occurs in East Africa, but is regionally extinct in Djibouti and Eritrea.

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Masai giraffe

The Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii), also spelled Maasai giraffe, also called Kilimanjaro giraffe, is the largest subspecies of giraffe.

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Mikumi

Mikumi is a town in Morogoro region adjacent to the National park bearing the same name.

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Morogoro

Morogoro is a town with a population of 315,866 (2012 census) in the eastern part of Tanzania, west of Dar es Salaam, the country's largest city and commercial centre, and east of Dodoma, the country's capital city.

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Plains zebra

The plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchellii), also known as the common zebra or Burchell's zebra, or locally as the "quagga" (not to be confused with the extinct subspecies), is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra.

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Reticulated giraffe

The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), also known as the Somali giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa.

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Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park is the largest national park in Tanzania.

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Savanna

A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland grassland ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

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Selous Game Reserve

The Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest faunal reserves of the world, located in the south of Tanzania.

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Serengeti

The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa.

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Tamarind

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree in the family Fabaceae indigenous to tropical Africa.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Tanzania National Parks Authority

The Tanzania National Parks Authority commonly known as TANAPA is responsible for the management of Tanzania's national parks.

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Udzungwa Mountains

The Udzungwa Mountains are a mountain range southeast of Dodoma in Tanzania and are part of the Eastern Arc Mountains.

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Uluguru Mountains

The Uluguru Mountains are a mountain range in eastern Tanzania, named after the Luguru tribe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikumi_National_Park

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