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Bax, P.N.; Sheldrick, D.L.W., 1963. Some preliminary observations on the food of elephant in the Tsavo Royal National Park (East) of Kenya. East African Wildlife Journal 1: 40-53, figs. 1-4, maps 1-2
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya |
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Distribution - Records |
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Black Rhino |
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Area of some 5000 sq.miles, roughly midway between Nairobi and Mombasa. Most of the park is flat country, between 1000 and 2000 feet above sea level, with small isolated rocky hills. It is traversed by two permanent rivers, the Tsavo and the Athi-Galana, and several seasonal rivers, the Tiva and Voi being most important. Geologically the greater part of the area lies on basement system rocks, but the Yatta Plateau is of Tertiary-recent volcanic origin. In most parts the soil is dark red sandy loam, with stretches of `black cotton' in areas of impeded drainage. Rainfall is low and very variable.
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