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  2. Etosha National Park - Wikipedia

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    Etosha National Park is a national park in northwestern Namibia and one of the largest national parks in Africa. [1] It was proclaimed a game reserve in March 1907 in Ordinance 88 by the Governor of German South West Africa , Friedrich von Lindequist .

  3. Angolan giraffe - Wikipedia

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    A 2009 genetic study on this subspecies suggests the northern Namib Desert and Etosha National Park populations each form a separate subspecies. However, genetic studies based on mitochondrial DNA do not support the division into two subspecies., [4] [5] but could identify giraffes in southern Zimbabwe as the Angolan giraffe, suggesting a further eastward distribution than expected.

  4. Southern giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Angolan giraffe (G. g. angolensis), also known as Namibian giraffe Is found in northern Namibia , south-western Zambia , Botswana , and western Zimbabwe . A 2009 genetic study on this subspecies suggests the northern Namib Desert and Etosha National Park populations each form a separate subspecies. [ 8 ]

  5. Common eland - Wikipedia

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    Two common elands drinking in a Chudop waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia. The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large-sized savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. An adult male is around 1.6 m (5.2 ft) tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 942 kg (2,077 ...

  6. List of Etosha National Park placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Etosha Lookout Halali: English: Name for the vista point at the end of the road that leads out into the Etosha pan /Uses Halali: Hai//om: Means "very salty water" and refers to the seepage close to the Etosha Lookout road. It is also called /Oses or /Huruses. !Gao-Khaob Halali: Hai//om

  7. File:Angolan giraffe at Etosha, Namibia.jpg - Wikipedia

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  8. Red hartebeest - Wikipedia

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    The red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama), also called the Cape hartebeest or Caama, is a subspecies of the hartebeest found in Southern Africa.More than 130,000 individuals live in the wild.

  9. Giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The giraffe also has a high tidal volume, so the balance of dead space and tidal volume is much the same as other mammals. The animal can still provide enough oxygen for its tissues, and it can increase its respiratory rate and oxygen diffusion when running. [80] Reticulated giraffe bending down to drink in Kenya. The circulatory system is ...