Ecosystem
Kruger National Park
Afrikaans pronunciation approximately KRY-er (IPA [ˈkry.(j)ər]); an English reader's guess from the spelling alone is usually wrong.
Savanna and Grassland
Kruger National Park is a 19,623 square kilometer national park in South Africa's Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, a lowveld landscape of savanna grassland and mixed woodland under a hot, semi-arid climate. It grew from the smaller Sabi Game Reserve, proclaimed in 1898, and later absorbed the separate Singwitsi Reserve to the north. Its insect diversity remains only roughly known: the total number of Lepidoptera species in the park is unrecorded but estimated at around 7,000. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source African Bush Elephant (Wikipedia)
A 2011 park wildlife count places roughly 13,750 African bush elephants in Kruger.
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A 2011 park wildlife count places roughly 1,620 to 1,720 lions in Kruger.
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Kruger National Park (Afrikaans: [ˈkry.(j)ər]) is a national park in South Africa covering an area of 19,623 km2 (7,576 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the country's northeast.
- Biogeographic realm: afrotropic (derived from location stated in entity description)
Protected status (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Kruger National Park is a 19,623 square kilometer national park in South Africa's Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, a lowveld landscape of savanna grassland and mixed woodland under a hot, semi-arid climate.
- Open Questions: Open Question: Kruger National Park
Hosts: African Elephant, Wildlife population table
African bush elephant ... 13,750
Hosts: African Lion, Wildlife population table
Lion (P. l. melanochaita) ... 1,620-1,720
Hosts: Bull Shark, Article text
A Zambezi shark, Carcharhinus leucas, also known as the bull shark, was caught at the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers in July 1950.
Hosts: Mosquito, Article text
Many species of mosquito occur in the park, including the Culex, Aedes and Anopheles genera which target mammals.
Hosts: African openbill, Article text
Some representatives of this group are the African openbill, hooded vulture, Dickinson's kestrel, white-crowned lapwing, brown-necked parrot, Senegal coucal, broad-billed roller, trumpeter hornbill, Böhm's spinetail, tropical boubou, Meves's starling and scarlet-chested sunbird.
Hosts: Kori Bustard, Article text
They are the lappet-faced vulture, martial eagle, saddle-billed stork, kori bustard, ground hornbill and the reclusive Pel's fishing owl, which is localized and seldom seen.
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Leopard (Wikipedia)
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In Kruger National Park, most leopards tend to keep 1 km (0.62 mi) apart.
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Around a quarter of the common impala populations occur in protected areas, such as the Okavango Delta (Botswana); Masai Mara and Kajiado (Kenya); Kruger National Park (South Africa); the Ruaha and Serengeti National Parks and Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania); Luangwa Valley (Zambia); Hwange, Sebungwe and Zambezi Valley (Zimbabwe).
View the Source Spotted Hyena (Wikipedia)
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In Kruger National Park, blue wildebeest, cape buffalo, plains zebra, greater kudu and impala are the spotted hyena's most important prey, while giraffe, impala, wildebeest and zebra are its major food sources in the nearby Timbavati area.
View the Source Plains Zebra (Wikipedia)
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The zebra can be found in numerous protected areas across its range, including the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Tsavo and Masai Mara in Kenya, Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, Etosha National Park in Namibia, and Kruger National Park in South Africa.
View the Source Termite (Wikipedia)
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Approximately 1.1 million active termite mounds can be found in the northern Kruger National Park alone.
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O. ficus-indica thrives in regions with mild winters having a prolonged dry spell followed by hot summers with occasional rain and relatively low humidity.
View the Source African Wild Dog (Wikipedia)
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The African wild dog have strong social bonds, stronger than those of sympatric lions and spotted hyenas; thus, solitary living and hunting are extremely rare in the species.
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Long-term monitoring across South Africa between 1987 and 2013 has shown that populations have declined across the country, even in protected areas such as Kruger National Park due to woody plant encroachment, an increase in the tall vegetation cover, resulting in loss of open habitat that the species prefers.
View the Source African Bush Elephant (Wikipedia)
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Populations of African bush elephants are increasing in some areas such as the Kruger National Park, where an annual growth of 4.2% was recorded between 2003 and 2015.
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In Kruger National Park, dispersing male lions move more than 25 km (16 mi) away from their natal pride in search of their own territory.
View the Source Open Questions (1 open question)
Open Question: Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park's own recorded insect inventory is incomplete; its Wikipedia entry states the total number of Lepidoptera species in the park is unknown but could be in the order of 7,000.
What would resolve this A systematic lepidopteran survey of the park's full range of habitats and seasons.
EntomologyKruger National Park (Wikipedia)
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