Plains zebra (Equus quagga) and blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) observed in the Ngorongoro Crater of the Ngorongoro Conservation AreaThe spectacular mass movement of wildebeests in Tanzania as observed in the Serengeti National Park
Tanzania contains some 20 percent of the species of Africa's large mammal population, found across its reserves, conservation areas, marine parks, and 17 national parks, spread over an area of more than 42,000 square kilometres (16,000 sq mi) and forming approximately 38 percent of the country's territory.[1][2] Wildlife resources of Tanzania are described as "without parallel in Africa" and "the prime game viewing country". Serengeti National Park, the country's second largest national park area at 14,763 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi), is located in northern Tanzania and is famous for its extensive migratory herds of wildebeests and zebra while also having the reputation as one of the great natural wonders of the world. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, established in 1959, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site[3] and inhabited by the Maasai people.[4] Its Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact caldera in the world.[5][6]
The national parks are also part of the wetlands of Tanzania. The wild animals tend to be closer to the wetlands, particularly the water loving species such as the hippopotamus, waterbuck, common warthog, elephant, crocodile, sitatunga as well as water birds such as flamingoes and ducks.[7]
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^Briggs, Philip (1 May 2006). Northern Tanzania: with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar : the Bradt safari guide. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 21–39. ISBN 978-1-84162-146-3. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
^G. L. Kamukala; S. A. Crafter; IUCN Wetlands Programme (1993). Wetlands of Tanzania: proceedings of a Seminar on the Wetlands of Tanzania, Morogoro, Tanzania, 27–29 November 1991. IUCN. pp. 61–65. ISBN 978-2-8317-0185-1. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
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