Yannick Beadoin

Geoscientist and head of the Marine programme at UNEP/GRID-Arendal

Country: CA

Web site: http://www.grida.no

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Cheetahs in the shade, Kenya
The cheetah is the fastest living land animal and capable of reaching speeds up to 120 km/h. As opposed to their relative on the savannah, the leopard, cheetahs cannot climb vertical trees. The reason for this is that their claws are non-retractable which is specially developed for giving a good ...

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Sunset over Nairobi, Kenya
East-Africa is famous for its vast savannahs and the biodiversity so typical for this particular landscape. Yet the region harbors a number of other forest ecosystems, including lowland and mountain rain forests, dryland forests and woodlands, and of course swamp forests and coastal mangroves. S ...

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Lilac Breasted Roller Bird (Coracias caudata), Zambia
Kenya's National Bird, The Lilac Breasted Roller Bird gets its name from the impressive aerial acrobatics it performs as part of courtship. They are found in grasslands and open woods across Africa, feed directly off the ground and are highly territorial.

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Waterbuck (Kobus Ellipsiprymnus) in Zambia
The waterbuck, as pictured here, is nearly always found within a few kilometres of water, and is found in the national parks of South Luangwa and Kafue, Zambia.

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Wildlife in Zambia
There are over 750 species of birds in Zambia and this is becoming a very popular place for birdwatchers. Here are just a few examples of the animals that roam the national parks of South Luangwa and Kafue.

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Wildlife in Zambia
Zambia is home to some of the most diverse African wildlife, and the country's South Lunagwa National Park has been dubbed one of the greatest wildlife sanctuaries in the world.

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Saddle-billed stalk (Ephippiorhynchus Senegalensis), Zambia
Zambia is home to some of the most diverse African wildlife including over 770 species of bird and it is becoming a very popular place for birdwatchers, of which 11 are globally threatened. The saddle-billed stalk, however is a very stable species and is extremely widespread bird across Africa. ...

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Hippo (Hippopotamus Amphibius) in the river, Zambia
The Luangwa River in Zambia is the most intact river system in Africa, and forms the lifeblood of the Luangwa National Park. Along this stretch of river, there is an official hippo-count of 48 animals per kilometre - the largest concentration of hippopatumus' in the World.

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Hippos (Hippopotamus Amphibius) in the water, Zambia
Hippo's spend long hours of the day in the water, which helps them to keep their body temperature down and their skin from drying out. Hippo's are vegetarian and feed on around 60kg of grass per night. They are highly territorial animals, marking their territory by spinning their tails while def ...

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African elephants (Loxodonta Africana), Luangwa Valley, Zambia
Zambia is home to a large population of elephants. Numbers are especially high in the Luangwa Valley. Excessive poaching in the 1980's reduced the number of elephants to 1,000, but the population has since rebounded - a census in 2010 put the numbers in the country at 27,000. The same year, Za ...

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